Genomic and epigenomic insights into nutrition and brain disorders

This 1999 review discusses some of the most significant findings on nutrition and neurodevelopment in the last three decades, and particularly in the last few years. While randomized intervention studies have indicated how crucial early nutrition is on cognitive development later in life, recent epidemiological findings revealed that both genetics and environment are risk factors […]

There is mounting evidence that brain activity is correlated with food quality and blood metabolite variations. This study by Zhu et al. (2024) investigates the causal link between dietary factors, blood metabolites, and delirium risk. Data analysis showed that genetic predisposition to salt added to food significantly increased the risk of delirium. Conversely, consumption of […]