Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Brain and Neurological Health - Hardcover

Ronald Ross Watson

9780124105270: Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Brain and Neurological Health

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ISBN 10: 0124105270 ISBN 13: 9780124105270

Publisher: Academic Press Inc, 2014

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Research has clearly established a link between omega-3 fatty acids and general health, particularly cardiovascular health. Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Brain and Neurological Health is the first book to focus exclusively on the role of omega-3 fatty acids on general brain health. The articles in this collection illustrate omega-3 fatty acids' importance in longevity, cognitive impairment, and structure and function of the brain's neurons. Research has established links between omega-3 fatty acids and the developing brain, aging, dementia, Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis. This book encompasses some of the most recent research, including the role of omega-3 fatty acid supplements on hippocampal neurogenesis, substantia nigra modulation, migraine headaches, the developing brain in animals, sleep, and neurodegenerative diseases. This collection helps to push research forward toward a complete understanding of omega-3 fatty acids' relationship to brain and neurological health. * The first book-length collection of original research on the connection between omega-3 fatty acids and the brain* Provides a comprehensive introduction to the state of research on omega-3 fatty acids and the brain and directions for future research* A foundational collection for neuroscience, neurology, and nutrition research

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About the Author

Ronald Ross Watson, Ph.D., attended the University of Idaho but graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, with a degree in chemistry in 1966. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Michigan State University in 1971. His postdoctoral schooling in nutrition and microbiology was completed at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he gained 2 years of postdoctoral research experience in immunology and nutrition. From 1973 to 1974 Dr. Watson was assistant professor of immunology and performed research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the Indiana University Medical School from 1974 to 1978 and associate professor at Purdue University in the Department of Food and Nutrition from 1978 to 1982. In 1982 Dr. Watson joined the faculty at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in the Department of Family and Community Medicine of the School of Medicine. He is currently professor of health promotion sciences in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health. Dr. Watson is a member of national and international nutrition, immunology, cancer, and alcoholism research societies. His patents are for antioxidant polyphenols in several dietary supplements including passion fruit peel extract, with more pending. This results from more than 10 years of polyphenol research in animal models and human clinical trials. He had done research on mouse AIDS and immune function for 20 years. For 30 years he was funded by NIH and Foundations to study dietary supplements in health promotion. Dr. Watson has edited more than 0 books on nutrition, dietary supplements and over-the-counter agents, and drugs of abuse, as scientific reference books. He has published more than 500 research and review articles.

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Research on Omega-3 Fatty Acid and general health, especially cardiovascular, has clearly established a link between Omega-3 and general health. This collection provides the first book to focus exclusively on the role of Omega-3 Fatty acid on general brain health. Research has established links between Omega-3 Fatty Acid and the developing brain, ageing, dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and multiple sclerosis. The complete understanding of Omega-3 Fatty Acid on the brain and neurological health is yet to be defined and this collection provides a starting point for future research.

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