Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging - Tufts University

Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D.

Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D. Senior Scientist and Interim Director
Neuroscience and Aging Laboratory
(Former Director, Nutrition and Neurocognition Laboratory)
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
711 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111-1524
Phone: (617) 636-3701
Fax: (617) 636-3794
E-mail: irwin.rosenberg@tufts.edu
Education M.D., Harvard Medical School
Research Focus Nutrition and aging; folate nutriture; relationship between homocysteine, B vitamin nutriture, vascular disease and cognitive decline
Academic Appointments

Jean Mayer University Professor,
Tufts University

Professor of Nutrition, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Selected Professional Affiliations Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
Editor, Nutrition in Clinical Care
Board Certification Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Recent Publications

Koo BB, Bergethon P, Qiu WQ, Scott T, Hussain M, Rosenberg I, Caplan LR, Bhadelia RA. Clinical Prediction of Fall Risk and White Matter Abnormalities: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study. Arch Neurol. 2012 Feb 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Troen AM, Scott TM, D'Anci KE, Moorthy D, Dobson B, Rogers G, Weiner DE, Levey AS, Dallal GE, Jacques PF, Selhub J, Rosenberg IH; FACT Study Investigators. Cognitive Dysfunction and Depression in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: Baseline Findings from the FAVORIT Ancillary Cognitive Trial (FACT). J Ren Nutr. 2011 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Rosenberg I, Tilahun J, Schlossman N, Bagriansky J, Johnson Q, Webb P, Rogers B, Masterson AR. Nutritional enhancement of US Title II food aid products. Food Nutr Bull. 2011 Sep;32(3 Suppl):S134-51.

Rosenberg IH. Sarcopenia: origins and clinical relevance. Clin Geriatr Med. 2011 Aug;27(3):337-9.

Selhub J, Troen A, Rosenberg IH. B vitamins and the aging brain. Nutr Rev. 2010 Dec;68 Suppl 2:S112-8.

Popkin BM, D'Anci KE, Rosenberg IH. Water, hydration, and health. Nutr Rev. 2010 Aug;68(8):439-58.

Morris MS, Jacques PF, Rosenberg IH, Selhub J. Circulating unmetabolized folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate in relation to anemia, macrocytosis, and cognitive test performance in American seniors. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jun;91(6):1733-44.

Osei AK, Rosenberg IH, Houser RF, Bulusu S, Mathews M, Hamer DH. Community-level micronutrient fortification of school lunch meals improved vitamin A, folate, and iron status of schoolchildren in Himalayan villages of India. J Nutr. 2010 Jun;140(6):1146-54.

Lai CQ, Parnell LD, Troen AM, Shen J, Caouette H, Warodomwichit D, Lee YC, Crott JW, Qiu WQ, Rosenberg IH, Tucker KL, Ordovas JM. MAT1A variants are associated with hypertension, stroke, and markers of DNA damage and are modulated by plasma vitamin B-6 and folate. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 May;91(5):1377-86.

Allen LH, Rosenberg IH, Oakley GP, Omenn GS. Considering the case for vitamin B12 fortification of flour. Food Nutr Bull. 2010 Mar;31(1 Suppl):S36-46.

Rosenberg I. Getting folic acid nutrition right. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jan;91(1):3-4. Epub 2009 Dec 2.

Bhadelia RA, Price LL, Tedesco KL, Scott T, Qiu WQ, Patz S, Folstein M, Rosenberg I, Caplan LR, Bergethon P. Diffusion tensor imaging, white matter lesions, the corpus callosum, and gait in the elderly. Stroke. 2009 Dec;40(12):3816-20.

Buell JS, Scott TM, Dawson-Hughes B, Dallal GE, Rosenberg IH, Folstein MF, Tucker KL. Vitamin D is associated with cognitive function in elders receiving home health services. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Aug;64(8):888-95.

Sun X, Chiu CC, Liebson E, Crivello NA, Wang L, Claunch J, Folstein M, Rosenberg I, Mwamburi DM, Peter I, Qiu WQ. Depression and plasma amyloid beta peptides in the elderly with and without the apolipoprotein E4 allele. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2009 Jul-Sep;23(3):238-44.

Arsenault LN, Matthan N, Scott TM, Dallal G, Lichtenstein AH, Folstein MF, Rosenberg I, Tucker KL. Validity of estimated dietary eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid intakes determined by interviewer-administered food frequency questionnaire among older adults with mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment or dementia. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Jul 1;170(1):95-103.

 

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