Researchers discover retina protein crucial for vision
Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence, discovered a protein in the retina that is crucial for vision. The...
View ArticleLoyola ophthalmologist recommends specific foods and supplements for healthy...
You may remember your mother telling you to eat your carrots; they are good for your eyes. Well, she was right. "Carrots are actually just one of the many foods, and supplements that contribute to good...
View ArticleAPrON study: Pregnant and lactating women not meeting recommended intake of...
Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) is a birth cohort involving over two thousand women and their infants from Calgary and Edmonton that was funded by Alberta Innovates Health Solutions...
View ArticlePivotal enters into sales, distribution agreement for BeneFishial family of...
Pivotal Therapeutics Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on Omega-3 therapies for cardiovascular disease and overall health, announced today that it has entered into a Memorandum of...
View ArticleLack of fish oil fatty acids can limit brain growth during fetal development...
While recent reports question whether fish oil supplements support heart health, UC Irvine scientists have found that the fatty acids they contain are vitally important to the developing brain.
View ArticleOmega-3 fatty acids improve cognitive flexibility in older adults at risk of...
A study of older adults at risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease found that those who consumed more omega-3 fatty acids did better than their peers on tests of cognitive flexibility -- the ability to...
View ArticlePivotal Therapeutics reports net loss of $1.2 million for first quarter 2015
Pivotal Therapeutics Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on Omega-3 therapies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and overall health, announced its operational highlights and financial...
View ArticlePivotal Therapeutics enrolls first patient in POMEGA Phase IIa clinical trial...
Pivotal Therapeutics Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on Omega-3 therapies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and overall health, announced today the enrollment of the first patient...
View ArticleOmega-3 Coalition forms scientific advisory council to educate consumers...
The Omega-3 Coalition, a group of industry stakeholders working to improve consumer knowledge of omega-3s, today announced the formation of a scientific advisory council.
View ArticleOmega-3 supplements fail to slow cognitive decline in older persons, NIH...
While some research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids can protect brain health, a large clinical trial by researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that omega-3 supplements...
View ArticleHigher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids could boost B vitamins' effect in...
While research has already established that B vitamin supplements can help slow mental decline in older people with memory problems, an international team have now found that having higher levels of...
View ArticleExperimental nanoparticle therapy shows promise for fighting primary liver...
An experimental nanoparticle therapy that combines low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and fish oil preferentially kills primary liver cancer cells without harming healthy cells, UT Southwestern Medical...
View ArticleMaternal supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid improves fetal iron...
A research has proven, for the first time, that maternal supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 essential polyunsaturated fatty acid, enhances fetal iron metabolism thanks to a...
View ArticleVertical Pharmaceuticals launches breakthrough prenatal vitamin supplement:...
OB Complete Gold is a breakthrough innovation in prenatal vitamin supplements that contains the advanced technology OmEGGa DHA, providing a novel egg-based DHA that comes from cage-free hens.
View ArticlePolyunsaturated lipids can alter binding rate of two receptors involved in...
A study published in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports from the Nature group demonstrates, for the first time and using computational tools, that polyunsaturated lipids can alter the binding...
View ArticleFatty acid supplement can help reduce early preterm births
Cupid was obviously a full-term baby. It's fitting then that a researcher named Valentine and her colleagues will oversee a new multicenter National Institutes of Health study to determine whether an...
View ArticleFructose common in western diet can damage brain genes
A range of diseases -- from diabetes to cardiovascular disease, and from Alzheimer's disease to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- are linked to changes to genes in the brain. A new study by...
View ArticleFish oil supplements combined with anti-cancer therapy can reduce renal cell...
Researchers at UC Davis have shown that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a fatty acid commonly found in fish and fish oil supplements, reduces renal cell carcinoma invasiveness, growth rate, and blood...
View ArticleEating seafood once a week may protect against age-related memory loss
Eating a meal of seafood or other foods containing omega-3 fatty acids at least once a week may protect against age-related memory loss and thinking problems in older people, according to a team of...
View ArticleANK3 and other genes may play key role in affecting mood, stress and longevity
The visible impacts of depression and stress that can be seen in a person's face -- and contribute to shorter lives -- can also be found in alterations in genetic activity, according to newly published...
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