Yuxi Liu

Yuxi Liu is a research fellow in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Liu is the lead author of a significant study published in the journal Nature, which found that closely following a Mediterranean diet can lower the risk of dementia by 35% in individuals with two copies of the APOE4 gene, a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. Liu's work highlights the importance of dietary choices in mitigating genetic risks associated with cognitive decline.