Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM RESEARCHER JOHN KIM, MD, IS A PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE EXPERT AT UVA HEALTH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.CREDIT: UVA HEALTH Could healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and delay the need...
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EMA Warns That Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters May Cause AF
Michael van den Heuvel October 13, 2023 In its September meeting, the safety committee (Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee [PRAC]) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) confirmed that atrial fibrillation will now be included as a common side effect in the Summary of Product Characteristics for medicinal products containing omega-3-acid ethyl esters. Should atrial fibrillation develop, intake of...
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Vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids not helpful in reducing risk of frailty
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: CC0 Public Domain Frailty is defined as reduced physiological reserve and ability to cope with acute stresses. Up to half of adults over the age of 85 live with frailty and thus, preventative measures are greatly needed. Investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass...
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Study shows people with a high omega-3 DHA level in their blood are at 49% lower risk of Alzheimer’s
by Fatty Acid Research Institute Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research published today in Nutrients shows that people with a higher blood DHA level are 49% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease vs. those with lower levels, according to the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI). The study, led by Aleix Sala-Vila, Ph.D., suggested that providing extra dietary...
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Clinical trial reveals that omega-3 fish oil supplements do not help prevent depression
by Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: CC0 Public Domain Results from the largest clinical trial of its kind do not support the use of fish oil supplements—a source of omega-3 fatty acid—to help prevent depression. The findings are published in JAMA by a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Experts...
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An omega-3 that’s poison for tumors
by Université catholique de Louvain 3D tumors that disintegrate within a few days thanks to the action of a well-known Omega-3 (DHA, found mainly in fish) — this is the exceptional discovery by the University of Louvain.Hungry for fatty acids, tumor cells in acidosis gorge themselves on DHA but are unable to store it correctly and...
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Omega-3 fatty acids’ health benefit linked to stem cell control, researchers find
by Stanford University Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain For years, researchers have known that defects in an ancient cellular antenna called the primary cilium are linked with obesity and insulin resistance. Now, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that the strange little cellular appendage is sensing omega-3 fatty acids in the diet, and that this...
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Omega-3 shows protection against heart disease-related death, without prostate cancer risk
by Intermountain Medical Center Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart Association recommends? It may seem a bit murky if you follow headlines about nutrition and health. That’s why researchers at the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute continue to research the potential...
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Omega-3-derived cannabinoid may stop cancer
New research suggests that the body’s natural pain-killer, the “endocannabinoid system,” may also have cancer-fighting properties when “activated” by omega-3 fatty acids. Our bodies have an “endogenous,” or “built-in,” pain-killing system named after the cannabis plant: the endogenous cannabinoid system, otherwise known as the endocannabinoid system. Endocannabinoids are molecules that, together with their receptors, can...
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Omega-3 fatty acid stops lupus trigger, but how?
Michigan State University scientists have received a $2.3 million, five-year National Institutes of Health grant to help uncover why an omega-3 fatty acid, known as DHA, is so effective in stopping a known trigger of lupus. Previous MSU research has shown that consuming DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid, which is found in fatty, cold-water fish,...
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