Dha supplementation alone or in combination with other nutrients does not modulate cerebral hemodynamics or cognitive function in healthy older adults

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Jackson, Philippa A ^a   Forster, Joanne S ^a   Gordon Bell, J ^b   Dick, James R ^b   Younger, Irene ^b   Kennedy, David O ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Cognitive decline; DHA; EPA; NIRS; Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VITAMIN B GROUP; OXYGEN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBRAL HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUTRIENT; RAPID VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; GINKGO BILOBA; HEMODYNAMICS; MEMORY DISORDERS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BRAIN; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84958049677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8020086     Document Type: Article

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