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Ewan C. McNay is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York, in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields primarily in neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The scientist's work frequently appears in the Journal of Neurochemistry, where they have contributed three publications. Other publication venues include Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, and arXiv (Cornell University).

McNay's recent research contributions include:

  • Brain energy metabolism: A roadmap for future research, 2024, Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Towards development of a novel screening method for identifying Alzheimer's disease risk: Raman spectroscopy of blood serum and machine learning, 2021, Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • Insulin-like growth factor-2 is a promising candidate for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease, 2023, CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
  • Breakdown of the blood-brain barrier: A mediator of increased Alzheimer's risk in patients with metabolic disorders?, 2021, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Diet-induced diabetes is associated with lower hippocampal glycogen and reduced glycogenolysis following local exogenous insulin, 2023, Journal of Neurochemistry

Their frequent coauthors include Caroline Rae, Karin Borges, Carlos Manlio Díaz-García, Kelly L. Drew, and João M. N. Duarte, each collaborating on multiple investigations.

McNay's research fields of study cover:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader domains, their work delves into subfields such as:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Neurology
  • Biophysics

The main topics explored in their research include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses

Best Publications

  • Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance

    Sabrina Diano;Susan A Farr;Susan A Farr;Stephen C Benoit;Ewan C McNay

  • Hippocampal memory processes are modulated by insulin and high-fat-induced insulin resistance

    Ewan C. McNay;Cecilia T. Ong;Rory J. McCrimmon;James Cresswell

  • Decreases in rat extracellular hippocampal glucose concentration associated with cognitive demand during a spatial task.

    Ewan C. McNay;Thomas M. Fries;Paul Ernest Gold

  • Bcl-xL regulates metabolic efficiency of neurons through interaction with the mitochondrial F1FO ATP synthase

    Kambiz N. Alavian;Hongmei Li;Leon Collis;Laura Bonanni

  • Brain insulin signaling: a key component of cognitive processes and a potential basis for cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes.

    Ewan C. McNay;Andrew K. Recknagel

  • Bcl-XL induces Drp1-dependent synapse formation in cultured hippocampal neurons

    Hongmei Li;Yingbei Chen;Adrienne F. Jones;Richard H. Sanger

  • Fluctuations in Brain Glucose Concentration during Behavioral Testing: Dissociations between Brain Areas and between Brain and Blood

    Ewan C. McNay;Richard C. McCarty;Paul E. Gold

  • Extracellular glucose concentrations in the rat hippocampus measured by zero-net-flux: effects of microdialysis flow rate, strain, and age.

    Ewan C. McNay;Paul E. Gold

  • Deficit in learning of a motor skill requiring strategy, but not of perceptuomotor recalibration, with aging.

    E C McNay;D B Willingham

  • Key role for AMP-activated Protein Kinase in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus in Regulating Counterregulatory Hormone Responses to Acute Hypoglycemia

    Rory J. McCrimmon;Margaret Shaw;Xiaoning Fan;Haiying Cheng

  • Hypothalamic ATP-sensitive K + Channels Play a Key Role in Sensing Hypoglycemia and Triggering Counterregulatory Epinephrine and Glucagon Responses

    Mark L. Evans;Rory J. McCrimmon;Daniel E. Flanagan;Tara Keshavarz

  • Medium Chain Fatty Acids Improve Cognitive Function in Intensively Treated Type 1 Diabetic Patients and Support in vitro Synaptic Transmission During Acute Hypoglycemia

    Kathleen A. Page;Anne Williamson;Namyi Yu;Ewan C. McNay

  • Age-Related Differences in Hippocampal Extracellular Fluid Glucose Concentration During Behavioral Testing and Following Systemic Glucose Administration

    Ewan C. McNay;Paul E. Gold

  • Novel Roles for the Insulin-Regulated Glucose Transporter-4 in Hippocampally Dependent Memory.

    Jiah Pearson-Leary;Ewan C. McNay

  • Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Within the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Amplifies Counterregulatory Hormone Responses in Rats With Defective Counterregulation

    Rory J. McCrimmon;Xiaoning Fan;Haiying Cheng;Ewan McNay

  • GluT4: A central player in hippocampal memory and brain insulin resistance

    Ewan C. McNay;Jiah Pearson-Leary

  • Activation of ATP-Sensitive K+ Channels in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Amplifies Counterregulatory Hormone Responses to Hypoglycemia in Normal and Recurrently Hypoglycemic Rats

    Rory J. McCrimmon;Mark L. Evans;Xiaoning Fan;Ewan C. McNay

  • Mini-review: Impact of recurrent hypoglycemia on cognitive and brain function

    Ewan C. McNay;Victoria E. Cotero

  • Food for thought: fluctuations in brain extracellular glucose provide insight into the mechanisms of memory modulation.

    Ewan C. McNay;Paul E. Gold

  • Influence of Insulin in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus on Pancreatic Glucagon Secretion In Vivo

    Sachin A. Paranjape;Owen Chan;Wanling Zhu;Adam M. Horblitt

  • Effect of acute and recurrent hypoglycemia on changes in brain glycogen concentration.

    Raimund I. Herzog;Owen Chan;Sunkyung Yu;James Dziura

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul E. Gold
Paul E. Gold Syracuse University
Peter K. Smith
Peter K. Smith Goldsmiths University of London
Thomas H. Brown
Thomas H. Brown Yale University
Anne Williamson
Anne Williamson Yale University
Laura Bonanni
Laura Bonanni University of Chieti-Pescara
Kelvin A. Yamada
Kelvin A. Yamada Washington University in St. Louis
Michael V. L. Bennett
Michael V. L. Bennett Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Donna L. Korol
Donna L. Korol Syracuse University
Mark Muraven
Mark Muraven University at Albany, State University of New York
Gordon G. Gallup
Gordon G. Gallup University at Albany, State University of New York

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