Omega Fish Oils Don’t Improve Reading or Memory Skills in School Children
Contrary to previous findings, researchers report Omega 3 fatty acids do not help improve reading, learning and memory skills in school aged children.... Read More...
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Fish Oil Component Preconditions Vision Cells to Survive Future Injury or Disease
Omega 3 fatty acids and DHA can help photoreceptors and RPEs to survive damage or disease, helping to protect vision.... Read More...
Eating Oily Fish During Pregnancy May Reduce Schizophrenia Risk in Offspring
A new study reports increased risk of schizophrenia in mice whose mothers were deprived of DHA during pregnancy.... Read More...
Prenatal Lack of Omegas 3 and 6 Linked to Schizophrenia Symptoms as Adults: Mouse Study
RIKEN researchers discover deprivation of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids during pregnancy can alter gene expression, increasing the risk of schizophrenia in the offspring.... Read More...
Could Omega 3 Fatty Acids Help Treat Alzheimer’s?
Researchers shed new light on how DHA, a key essential Omega-3 fatty acid, could help promote cell survival and contribute to treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and stoke.... Read More...
Newly Discovered Elovanoids Called a ‘Transformative New Concept of Biology’
Researchers report they have discovers a new class of mediators, named elovanoids. These bioactive chemical messengers are created from omega-3 very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid and released in response to cell injury. The findings are reported in Scientific Reports.... Read More...
Could Omega-3 Protect Against Alzheimer’s?
SPECT imaging study finds increased blood flow to brain areas associated with memory and learning in people with higher omega 3 levels.... Read More...
Healthy Brain Aging Linked to Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids in the Blood
Researchers add to evidence that omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids promote health brain aging.... Read More...
Surprising Role Omega-3 Fatty Acids Play in Keeping Blood-Brain Barrier Closed
Researchers discover that, in addition to their other health benefits, Omega-3 fatty acids play a vital role in protecting the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.... Read More...
Fish Oil Component Helps Damaged Brain and Retina Cells Survive
A new study reports a molecule made from DHA can trigger the production of a protein that protects against free radicals.... Read More...
Stroke Like Brain Damage Reduced By Omega 3 Injection: Mouse Study
Researchers report omega-3 fatty acids reduced brain damage in mouse models of stoke.... Read More...
Omega 3 Rich Diet May Reverse Genetic Damage Caused by Fructose
Researchers report hundreds of genes that affect neurological function can be damaged by fructose. However, it may be possible to reverse some of the changes by adopting a diet rich in DHA.... Read More...