[http://email.nyas.org/includes/images/hdrs/NUT_default_hdr.gif]<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32718> [Visit the NYAS home page]<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32719> [Sign up for NYAS events]<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32720> [Check out the latest eBriefings]<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32721> [Browse the latest Annals volumes]<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32722> [Subscribe to NYAS Updates]<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32723> [http://email.nyas.org/includes/images/nav/sc/nav_fwd.gif] UPCOMING NUTRITION EVENTS AT THE ACADEMY: [http://www.nyas.org/image.axd?id=f83f0ed4-4276-44d2-b505-af33eeaa8891&t=634812337688670000] Tuesday, December 4, 2012 | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM The Paradox of Overnutrition in Aging and Cognition<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32724> This conference is aimed at presenting cutting-edge research on linking overnutrition, aging and cognition. While overnutrition and cognition must be well defined and appropriately measured for the elderly population, they may also serve as indicators for accelerated aging and for assessing potential risk factors. Various strategies including the use of imaging and metabolic markers, as well as the identification of predictors in the aging process such as aging-related physical impairment need to be employed to understand the linkages between overnutrition and the aging process especially its cognitive aspects. This symposium will explore these linkages from a clinical and epidemiological perspective. The audience includes students and scientists working on aging and nutrition research and their application in preventive and curative medicine. ________________________________ [http://www.nyas.org/image.axd?id=7ebf28a2-b5d7-481c-8ed6-d6d2538182c3&t=634856491283870000] December 17 - 18, 2012 A Global Research Agenda for Nutrition Science<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32725> This conference will present a research agenda for nutrition science developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization and many global experts. It will emphasize the continuum starting from identifying research gaps, to dissemination, advocacy and eventually influencing policies and practices. This research agenda will become an effective tool to address the nutritional problems of today and those of the future, and provide a basis for creating dynamic collaborations among research institutions and implementing agencies, effective dissemination of scientific knowledge, and consensus building among stakeholders. ________________________________ [http://www.nyas.org/image.axd?id=3ae2c999-c0ab-40c5-8069-2126fb742cc7&t=634860897487230000] Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM The Good Fat: Understanding Adipogenesis and Function of Brown Fat<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32726> This conference is aimed at presenting recent developments in the field of adipogenesis research. Animal studies suggest that Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) levels are associated with diet-induced obesity and the effects of aging. This symposium will explore the origin of BAT, how White Adipose Tissue (WAT) may be converted into BAT-like tissue, and how to enable the pursuit of BAT as a therapeutic target. The audience includes students and scientists working on fat metabolism and nutrition research and its application in preventive and curative medicine. ________________________________ [http://www.nyas.org/image.axd?id=99308397-1127-4bba-96a9-f0adc943e3dc&t=634860861598800000] April 3 - 4, 2013 Every Child's Potential: Integrating Nutrition, Health, and Psychosocial Interventions to Promote Early Childhood Development<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32727> This conference will investigate evidence about integrating interventions for optimal early childhood development. Speakers will discuss methods, timing, measurement, scaling up and other topics during interactive sessions with the audience. *Poster Abstract Deadline: March 01, 2013 ________________________________ [http://www.nyas.org/image.axd?id=208cec7f-d22e-4779-94fe-23f274db82b2&t=634847067045270000] Wednesday, June 12, 2013 | 7:45 AM - 6:00 PM Probiotics, Prebiotics, and the Host Microbiome: The Science of Translation<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32728> In the past decade, researchers have observed a strong convergence of prebiotics, probiotics, and the microbiome in areas of host physiology such as the immune system, metabolism, and neurological function. This 1-day conference will serve as a neutral forum to critically examine the potential population-wide economic and public health benefits of translating this research into innovative functional foods and biotherapeutics for a broad spectrum of conditions including obesity, diabetes, inflammatory and gastrointestinal disease, and malnutrition. Participants will apply the rigorous standards of evidence-based medicine and evidence-based nutrition to evaluate and outline novel research and policy strategies to advance the incorporation of prebiotics- and probiotics-based applications to improve public health. *Call for Poster Abstracts. Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2013. *Call for Young Investigator and Underrepresented Minority Travel Fellowship and Child-Care Grant Applications. Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2013. ________________________________ ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: [http://www.nyas.org/image.axd?id=2f53a8ec-a6a9-43d0-8b27-df420b12ec8b&t=634848638138670000] Nutrition and Physical Activity in Aging, Obesity, and Cancer: The Third International Conference<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32729> Edited by Young-Joon Surh, Yong Sang Song, Jae Yong Han, and Tae Won Jun (Seoul National University) and Hye-Kyung Na (Sungshin Women’s University) Volume 1271, October 2012 128 Pages, 16 Papers This Annals volume presents short reviews exploring the biomodulation of aging, obesity, and cancer ________________________________ THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEMBERSHIP: Since 1817, the Academy has carried out its mission to bring together extraordinary people working at the frontiers of discovery. Members gain recognition by joining a thriving community of over 25,000 scientists. 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This eBriefing reviews how the nutrition science community can respond, discussing new capacity building strategies designed to empower the next generation of scientists, practitioners, and policy-makers. [http://www.nyas.org/image.axd?id=414e702c-a446-45f4-a0ff-81991f4757b4&t=634751163334030000] New Thoughts about Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Childhood Obesity<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32736> Perhaps the most disturbing facet of the rise in obesity worldwide is the rise in childhood obesity. This eBriefing features researchers, physicians, teachers, and other professionals at the front lines of the childhood obesity epidemic who met in Bimghamton, NY to discuss this alarming public health problem. [http://www.nyas.org/image.axd?id=14f0da2f-a761-4551-ab66-9fcc4df9a418&t=634655951561200000] Biomarkers in Nutrition: New Frontiers in Research and Application<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32737> Scientific breakthroughs in biomarkers are changing the field of personalized medicine and diagnosis. In the field of nutrition, biomarkers have applications both for assessment and screening of nutritional status as well as for diagnosis of deficiencies and risk factors. Visit this eBriefing to investigate the changing face of nutrition biomarkers. ________________________________ FREE PODCASTS: [http://www.nyas.org/Thumbnail/image.axd?id=cc3f02d9-7fff-460f-94e3-3c041c268a47&t=634777120576030000] The Science of Local Food<https://ams.nyas.org/nyasssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E160228A4909456B1C32738> Locavorism is all the rage these days, but does science back it up? Is local food more nutritious? 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