Nutrition Featured Event:  Nutrition and the Science of Disease Prevention April 16, 2015  How can we leverage progress in nutritional science, genetics, computer science and behavioral economics to address the challenge of non-communicable disease?  Join us for this one-day conference highlighting the connection between nutrition and the complex science of preventing disease. This forum will focus on promotion of optimal metabolic health, building on input from several complementary disciplines, with ample time for discussion interaction and networking. Speakers will discuss: The basic science of optimal metabolic health with a focus on the microbiome and gene-diet interactions. Epidemiological evidence in nutrition to define better targets and better interventions. How nutrition, from pharma to lifestyle, can build on systems science to address complex issues. Featuring Dr Frank Hu, Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health. Use Code "Prevention10" at Registration for a Discount! Upcoming Event: Towards Evidence-based Nutrition Policy: Methods, Implementation, and Political Reality October 16, 2015  SAVE THE DATE! Well-informed nutrition policy decisions which consider scientific evidence should strive for effective policies that improve health outcomes on a large scale. This one-day conference will focus on emerging research methodology, how to interpret research outcomes and how these can be used to inform policy. Speakers will address: Methods for building an evidence base – What is new in nutrition policy research? How to move from evidence to policy, using real-life examples of policy unfolding. Science or spin: Media personalities tasked with covering nutrition science and policy.   Recent Podcasts: Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Integrating nutrition and early childhood development interventions may amplify the benefits of both for the world's underprivileged children. Food as Medicine: Nutrition and Global Health In the second of a two-part series, experts look at the links between health and nutrition. They examine everything from how nutrition impacts hospital stays, to cancer and aging, to developing food science innovations, and improving diet. Spring Readings: Can Dementia Be Prevented Through Nutrition? Despite growing evidence supporting the positive role nutrition plays in dementia prevention, nutrition is rarely employed as a prevention strategy. Dr. Amy Beaudreault from The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences offers perspectives on how nutrition, specifically vitamin B12, vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids and phytonutrients, may help prevent cognitive decline and dementia. Food Safety Considerations for Nutrition Science Shaping the Developing Brain: Spotlight on Nutrition and Brain Development A Global Research Agenda for Nutrition Science Paths of Convergence for Agriculture, Health, and Wealth Academy Events Now on Twitter: Follow Us @NYASEvents Follow the Academy's new event feed on Twitter to stay up-to-date on all of the latest event openings and special opportunities, like calls for poster abstracts, early-bird registration discounts, and travel fellowships.  The New York Academy of Sciences Membership: Become an Academy Professional Member today and receive a FREE print subscription to either Nature or Scientific American with your membership.

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