Neuroscience/Nutrition and the Brain (Poster Theater Flash Session 10)

Chair(s)

• SD

  Samitinjaya Dhakal, Ph.D. (he/him/his)

  Assistant Professor
  South Dakota State University
  Brookings, South Dakota, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Presenting Author(s)

• 

  Narges AzariJafari, MD (she/her/hers)

  Research/teaching assistant
  American University
  Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• PA

  Puja Agarwal, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Rush University Medical Center
  Chicago, Illinois, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• IC

  In-Young Choi, PhD

  Professor
  University of Kansas Medical Center
  Kansas City, Kansas, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
• ZL

  Zhigang Liu, Doctor

  Professor
  Medicine–Agriculture Interdisciplinary Center, Institute of Nutrition, Fudan University
  Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)

  Disclosure information not submitted.
• 

  Yuhan Wang, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Cornell University
  Ithaca, New York, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• VK

  Vivien Khoo, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Student
  University of Massachusetts Amhersrt
  Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Poster Theater Flash Sessions will feature flash talks followed by discussion time by a poster board. Each speaker will have up to 4 minutes (and up to 3 slides) to highlight major findings and other noteworthy or interesting details. After the flash talks, presenters will stand by their poster for dialogue with NUTRITION 2026 attendees. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

• 2:30 PM - 2:34 PM ET

  Confirmation That the Low Glutamate Diet Significantly Improves Cognitive Function in Veterans With Gulf War Illness
  

  Presenting Author: Narges AzariJafari, MD (she/her/hers) – American University

  Co-Author: Kathleen F. Holton, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – American University
• 2:34 PM - 2:38 PM ET

  Association of Nutrient Intake and Complete Blood Count With Brain Iron Levels by Alzheimer’s Disease Status Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  

  Presenting Author: Puja Agarwal, PhD – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Maude Wagner – Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center

  Co-Author: Sonal A. Agrawal – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Scott Ayton – Florey Institute

  Co-Author: Lisa L. Barnes – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: David A. Bennett, MD – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Sue E. Leurgans – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Ashley Bush – Florey Institute

  Co-Author: Julie A. Schneider, MD – Rush University Medical Center
• 2:38 PM - 2:42 PM ET

  Blueberry Consumption Increases Cerebral Blood Flow in Older Adults: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial Using 3T MRI
  

  Presenting Author: In-Young Choi, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center

  Co-Author: Caitlin R. Payne, MS, RD – University of Kansas Medical Center

  Co-Author: Phil Lee, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center

  Co-Author: Kendra R. Spaeth, MS, RD – University of Kansas Medical Center

  Co-Author: Matthew K. Taylor, PhD, RD – University of Kansas Medical Center

  Co-Author: Debra K. Sullivan, PhD, RD – University of Kansas Medical Center
• 2:42 PM - 2:46 PM ET

  Genotype-Specific Efficacy of Time-Restricted Feeding in Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of Hepatic Ketogenesis and ApoE Lipidation
  

  Presenting Author: Zhigang Liu, Doctor – Medicine–Agriculture Interdisciplinary Center, Institute of Nutrition, Fudan University

  Co-Author: Xin Zhang – School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing
• 2:46 PM - 2:50 PM ET

  Vitamin D Deficiency Alters Gene Expression in the Mouse Central Amygdala
  

  Presenting Author: Yuhan Wang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Ziyang Wang, M.S. – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Risa Yamazaki – Cornell University
• 2:50 PM - 2:54 PM ET

  Effect of Periconceptional Diet on Child Cognitive Outcomes Based on the NEwborn Epigenetic STudy (NEST) Data
  

  Presenting Author: Vivien Khoo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Amhersrt

  Co-Author: Holly Laws – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: Jennifer McDermott – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: Lindiwe Sibeko, PhD – University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  Co-Author: Cathrine Hoyo, PhD, MPH – North Carolina State University

  Co-Author: Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts, Amherst