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Researchers develop model for how the brain acquires essential omega-3 fatty acids

by University of California, Los Angeles Researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health have developed a zebrafish model that provides new insight into how the brain acquires essential omega-3 fatty acids, including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and linolenic acid (ALA). Their findings,...

A special omega-3 fatty acid lipid will change how we look at the developing and ageing brain, researchers find
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A special omega-3 fatty acid lipid will change how we look at the developing and ageing brain, researchers find

by Dionne Seah, Duke-NUS Medical School The developing preclinical model’s brain with myelinated axons (shown in green color). Credit: Dr Vetrivel Sengottuvel Scientists from Singapore have demonstrated the critical role played by a special transporter protein in regulating the brain cells that ensure nerves are protected by coverings called myelin sheaths. The findings, reported by researchers at Duke-NUS...