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Stephen C. Cunnane

Stephen C. Cunnane

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Neuroscience

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79
Citations
24042
World Ranking
1675
National Ranking
90

Medicine

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80
Citations
24912
World Ranking
17056
National Ranking
716

Overview

Stephen C. Cunnane is affiliated with Université de Sherbrooke in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, with a primary focus on physiology. Their work spans various subfields including molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cognitive neuroscience, and psychiatry and mental health.

The research topics covered by Cunnane include diet and metabolism studies, mitochondrial function and pathology, fatty acid research and health, adipose tissue and metabolism, nutritional studies and diet, diet, metabolism, and disease, as well as metabolism and genetic disorders.

Some of the recent papers published by Stephen C. Cunnane include:

  • Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing (2020), Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • A ketogenic drink improves cognition in mild cognitive impairment: Results of a 6-month RCT (2020), Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • The conundrum of human immune system "senescence" (2020), Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
  • Nutrition and the ageing brain: Moving towards clinical applications (2020), Ageing Research Reviews
  • Potential of coconut oil and medium chain triglycerides in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease (2020), Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Cunnane frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Their frequent coauthors include Étienne Croteau, Christian-Alexandre Castellano, Mélanie Fortier, Valérie St-Pierre, and Tamás Fülöp, reflecting collaborative research efforts in related fields.

Best Publications

  • α-Linolenic acid supplementation and conversion to n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in humans

    J. Thomas Brenna;Norman Salem;Andrew J. Sinclair;Stephen C. Cunnane

  • Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing

    Stephen C. Cunnane;Eugenia Trushina;Cecilie Morland;Alessandro Prigione

  • Extremely limited synthesis of long chain polyunsaturates in adults: implications for their dietary essentiality and use as supplements.

    Mélanie PlourdeM. Plourde;Stephen C. CunnaneS.C. Cunnane

  • Brain fuel metabolism, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease

    Stephen Cunnane;Scott Nugent;Maggie Roy;Alexandre Courchesne-Loyer

  • High α-linolenic acid flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum):some nutritional properties in humans

    Stephen C. Cunnane;Sujata Ganguli;Chantale Menard;Andrea C. Liede

  • Nibbling versus gorging: metabolic advantages of increased meal frequency.

    D J Jenkins;T M Wolever;V Vuksan;F Brighenti

  • Towards Establishing Dietary Reference Intakes for Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids

    William S. Harris;Dariush Mozaffarian;Michael Lefevre;Cheryl D. Toner

  • Effects of high- and low-isoflavone soyfoods on blood lipids, oxidized LDL, homocysteine, and blood pressure in hyperlipidemic men and women

    David J A Jenkins;Cyril W C Kendall;Chung-Ja C Jackson;Philip W Connelly

  • Nutritional attributes of traditional flaxseed in healthy young adults

    S. C. Cunnane;M. J. Hamadeh;A. C. Liede;L. U. Thompson

  • Fish, docosahexaenoic acid and Alzheimer's disease.

    S.C Cunnane;M Plourde;F Pifferi;M. Bégin

  • Evidence for the unique function of docosahexaenoic acid during the evolution of the modern hominid brain

    M. A. Crawford;M. Bloom;C. L. Broadhurst;W. F. Schmidt

  • Plasma and brain fatty acid profiles in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

    Stephen C. Cunnane;Julie A. Schneider;Christine Tangney;Jennifer Tremblay-Mercier

  • Health aspects of partially defatted flaxseed, including effects on serum lipids, oxidative measures, and ex vivo androgen and progestin activity: a controlled crossover trial

    David Ja Jenkins;Cyril Wc Kendall;Edward Vidgen;Sanjiv Agarwal

  • Soluble fiber intake at a dose approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for a claim of health benefits: serum lipid risk factors for cardiovascular disease assessed in a randomized controlled crossover trial

    David J. A. Jenkins;Cyril W. C. Kendall;Vladimir Vuksan;Edward Vidgen

  • Flaxseed and cardiovascular risk factors: results from a double blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial.

    LeAnne T Bloedon;Shilpa Balikai;Jesse Chittams;Stephen C Cunnane

  • Breast-fed infants achieve a higher rate of brain and whole body docosahexaenoate accumulation than formula-fed infants not consuming dietary docosahexaenoate.

    Stephen C. Cunnane;Valerie Francescutti;J. Thomas Brenna;Michael A. Crawford

  • Flaxseed on cardiovascular disease markers in healthy menopausal women: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Sylvie Dodin;Stephen C. Cunnane;Benoît Mâsse;André Lemay

  • Problems with essential fatty acids: time for a new paradigm?

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  • A cross-sectional comparison of brain glucose and ketone metabolism in cognitively healthy older adults, mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease.

    E. Croteau;C.A. Castellano;M. Fortier;C. Bocti

  • Can ketones compensate for deteriorating brain glucose uptake during aging? Implications for the risk and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

    Stephen C. Cunnane;Alexandre Courchesne-Loyer;Valérie St-Pierre;Camille Vandenberghe

  • Omega-3 fatty acids, energy substrates, and brain function during aging

    Erika Freemantle;Milène Vandal;Jennifer Tremblay-Mercier;Sébastien Tremblay

  • Metabolic effects of reducing rate of glucose ingestion by single bolus versus continuous sipping.

    David J A Jenkins;Thomas M S Wolever;Anthony M Ocana;Vladimir Vuksan

Frequent Co-Authors

Sébastien Tremblay
Sébastien Tremblay Université Laval
Tamas Fulop
Tamas Fulop Université de Sherbrooke
David F. Horrobin
David F. Horrobin University of Montreal
David J.A. Jenkins
David J.A. Jenkins University of Toronto
J. Thomas Brenna
J. Thomas Brenna The University of Texas at Austin
Anis Larbi
Anis Larbi Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Maxime Descoteaux
Maxime Descoteaux Université de Sherbrooke
Carol Hudon
Carol Hudon Université Laval
Suzanne Craft
Suzanne Craft Wake Forest University
Graham Pawelec
Graham Pawelec University of Tübingen

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