Neither vitamin D nor omega-3 supplements can prevent inflammation

When it comes to lowering inflammation, a new study has found that neither omega-3 nor vitamin D supplements are as beneficial as researchers once thought.

Could eating more fish lower MS risk?

Diets rich in seafood and therefore omega-3 fatty acids bring many health benefits. A new study asks whether omega-3 can lower multiple sclerosis risk.

Omega-3 could help prevent environmentally induced lupus

In mice susceptible to lupus, the omega-3 fatty acid DHA was found to prevent the lung-damaging effects that may arise with exposure to crystalline silica.

Scientists to use microbes and methane to create sustainable Omega 3

Scientists are trying to find a new way to produce the nutritional fatty acids called Omega 3 that are currently sourced from fish oil from the world’s declining natural fish stocks.

Omega 3 levels affect whether B vitamins can slow brain’s decline

B vitamins more effective in preventing cognitive decline in people with higher omega 3 levels.

Study extols anti-prostate cancer effects of walnuts

A new mouse study suggests it is a component of walnuts themselves – not their omega-3 fatty acid content – that confers health benefits of slowing prostate cancer growth.

Animal model may help improve understanding of omega fatty acids’ impact on human health

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a transgenic mouse that synthesizes both the omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids within its tissues on a diet of carbohydrates…

Transgenic mice produce both omega-3, omega-6 fatty acids on carbohydrate diet

A transgenic mouse has been developed that synthesizes both the omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids within its tissues on a diet of carbohydrates or saturated fats. Significant evidence suggest that the ratio of dietary omega-6 to omega-3 has important implications for human health, further increasing interest in the development of foods rich in omega-3s.

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy does not appear to improve cognitive outcomes for children

Although there are recommendations for pregnant women to increase their intake of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to improve fetal brain development, a randomized trial finds that…

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Don’t Improve Heart’s Ability To Relax And Efficiently Refill With Blood

Over the past three decades, researchers have firmly established that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil, including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have healthy effects on the heart…

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