Formaldehyde and Cognition (eBook)

Dr. Rongqiao He is a professor at the State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is the vice director of the Chinese Society of Space Research for Biology. He serves as an associate editor for Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics, and as an editorial board member for Biochimica Biophysica Acta-GS. Dr. He’s research focuses on the relationship between the structure and function of neuronal proteins, protein misfolding and neurodegeneration.

Formaldehyde from environment.- Anabolism and metabolism of formaldehyde in vivo.- Formaldehyde playing a role in (de)methylation for memory.- Dehydration, formaldehyde and age-related cognitive impairment.- The role of formaldehyde in cell proliferation and death.- Gut microbiota, formaldehyde dysmetabolism, and cognitive impairment.- Effects of formaldehyde on protein (Tau) aggregation and cytotoxicity.- Cognitive ability and impairment related to formaldehyde.- Tau phosphorylation and amyloid b deposition in the presence of formaldehyde.- Formaldehyde exposure and neuropsychiatric disorders.- Formaldehyde affecting lifespan and stress resistance in Drosophila.- Potential interventions on formaldehyde induced neuronal toxicity.- Molecular, cellular and animal experiments in formaldehyde study.- Methods in determination of formaldehyde.- Glossary