Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Brain and Neurological Health

Ronald Ross Watson, PhD, is Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr. Watson began his research in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health as a Fellow in 1971 doing field work on vaccines in Saudi Arabia. He has done clinical studies in Colombia, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States which provides a broad international view of public health. He has served in the military reserve hospital for 17 years with extensive training in medical responses to disasters as the chief biochemistry officer of a general hospital, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He is a distinguished member of several national and international nutrition, immunology, and cancer societies. Dr. Watson’s career has involved studying many lifestyle aspects for their uses in health promotion. He has edited over 100 biomedical reference books and 450 papers and chapters. His teaching and research focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and drugs of abuse in heart function and disease in mouse models.

• I: Overview of Neurological Changes: Targets for Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids 1. Enhanced longevity and role of omega-3 fatty acids2. Molecular gerontology: Principles and perspectives for interventions3. Peroxisomal pathways, their role in neurodegenerative disorders and therapeutic strategies4. Unregulated lipid preoxidation in neurological dysfunction5. Obesity, Western diet intake, and cognitive impairment6. Genetic risk factors for diabetic neuropathy7. n-3 fatty acid-derived lipid mediators against neurological oxidative stress and neuroinflammation8. The impact of omega-3 fatty acids on quality of lifeII: Fatty Acids and Brain 9. Mammalian fatty acid amides of the brain and CNS10. Low omega-3 fatty acids diet and the impact on the development of visual connections and critical periods of plasticity11. The effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on maternal and child mental health; 12. Pain as modified by polyunsaturated fatty acids13. Fish oil supplementation prevents age-related memory decline: Involvement of nuclear hormone receptors14. Role of omega 3 fatty acids in brain and neurological health with special reference to clinical depression15. Omega 3 fatty acid supplementation for major depression with chronic disease16. The effectiveness of fish oil as a treatment for ADHD17. Fatty acids and the aging brain18. Cerebrovascular changes: The role of fat and obesity19. The role of omega-3 fatty acids on Alzheimer's diseaseIII: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Structural Changes in Neuronal Tissues20. Substantia nigra modulation by essential fatty acids21. The role of omega-3 fatty acids in hippocampal neurogenesis22. Imaging brain DHA metabolism in vivo, in animals and humansIV: Fatty Acids in Brain and Neurological Function in Infants and Children23. Obesity and migraine in children24. Dietary omega-3 sources during pregnancy and the developing brain: Lessons from studies in ratsV: Fatty Acids and Neurological Outcomes 25. Omega-3 fatty acids and cognitive behavior26. Lipid and lipid signaling in Drosophila models of neurodegenerative diseases27. Polyunsaturated fatty acids in relation to sleep quality and depression in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome28. Omega-3 fatty acids in intellectual disability, schizophrenia, depression, autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders29. Effect of omega 3 fatty acids on aggression30. Multiple sclerosis: Modification of fish oil31. Deuterium protection of polyunsaturated fatty acids against lipid peroxidation: A novel approach to mitigating mitochondrial neurological diseases VI: Dietary Fats, Obesity and Adverse Neurological Effects32. Obesity, cognitive function and dementia: A life-span prospective33. Dairy products and cognitive functions34. Obesity and chronic low back pain: A kinematic approach35. Fatty acids and the hippocampusVII: Contaminants and Removal from Fish Oils36. Fish oil supplements, contaminants, excessive doses37. Introduction to fish oil oxidation, oxidation prevention and oxidation correction

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