SynthesisFrontiers in nutrition2025
The effect of curcumin supplementation on cognitive function: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effects of Zingiberaceae-derived interventions on memory-related and other cognitive outcomes in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Epigenetic regulators polyphenols in neurodegenerative diseases: a promising intervention strategy.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Dietary (Poly)phenol Intake, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Italian Adults.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Potential Adjunctive Effects of Quercetin-Curcumin Co-Supplementation in Adults with Mild-to-Moderate Long COVID: Results from a Pragmatic Exploratory Real-World Clinical Study.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Chemobrain as a Neuroimmune Syndrome: Mechanisms, Modifiers, and Emerging Multi-Target Therapeutic Strategies.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Rhizomes as Multi-Target Pharmacological Platforms Against Tauopathy: Neuro-Metabolic Crosstalk, Drug-Likeness, and Translational Challenges.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Curcumin Between Pleiotropic Potential and Translational Constraints.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Edible Bird's Nest as a Multi-Component Functional Food for Brain Aging: From Single-Bioactive Actions to Network-Regulatory Mechanisms.Nutrients · 2026Review
- A Review of Curcumin in Chronic Disease Management: Anti-Inflammatory Pathways, Antioxidant Activity, and Therapeutic Advances.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2026Review
- Design Evolution of Curcumin-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers: Formulation Strategies, Functional Modifications, and Mechanistic-Translational Perspectives.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- The Neuroprotective Role of Curcumin: From Molecular Pathways to Clinical Translation-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: Previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) did not draw a consistent conclusion about the effect of curcumin on cognitive function. Methods: We searched Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library and Embase, and 9 RCTs (including 12 independent comparisons) with 501 subjects were included in the present meta-analysis. Results: Compared with placebo, supplementation of curcumin significantly improved global cognitive function (SMD, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.19 to 1.45; Conclusion: Supplementation of curcumin can effectively improve global cognitive function, and the optimal dose and duration is 0.8 g/day and ≥24 weeks. The beneficial effect of curcumin on cognition is more potent in older and Asian participants than younger and Western ones.
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