News tagged with eicosapentaenoic acid

Food for thought: Ingredients and foods that give memory a boost

While there's no magic pill that protects and boosts memory, there are several foods that consumers can easily incorporate into their diets that can help.

Health Jan 14, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

New link between high-fat 'Western' diet and atherosclerosis identified

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found that a diet high in saturated fat raises levels of endothelial lipase (EL), an enzyme associated with the development of atherosclerosis, and, conversely, that ...

Cardiology Oct 09, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Fish oil may hold key to leukemia cure

A compound produced from fish oil that appears to target leukemia stem cells could lead to a cure for the disease, according to Penn State researchers. The compound -- delta-12-protaglandin J3, or D12-PGJ3 ...

Cancer Dec 22, 2011 | 5 / 5 (16) | 1 |

Researchers test benefit of fish oil in bowel cancer spread

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Leeds will carry out a series of experiments to see whether fish oil can prevent or treat the spread of bowel cancer to the liver.

Cancer Jul 01, 2011 | not rated yet | 1