News tagged with fish oil supplements

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Omega-3 reduces anxiety and inflammation in healthy students

A new study gauging the impact of consuming more fish oil showed a marked reduction both in inflammation and, surprisingly, in anxiety among a cohort of healthy young people.

Health created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

You are what you eat: Low fat diet with fish oil slowed growth of human prostate cancer cells

A low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells -- the number of rapidly dividing cells -- in human prostate cancer tissue compared ...

Cancer created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Eating fish associated with lower risk of dying among older adults

Older adults who have higher levels of blood omega-3 levels—fatty acids found almost exclusively in fatty fish and seafood—may be able to lower their overall mortality risk by as much as 27% and their ...

Health created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Fish oil could be therapy for periodontal disease

Periodontitis, inflammation of the tissue surrounding the teeth, affects more than half of adults and is linked to an increased risk of stroke and other heart problems. To evaluate whether fish oil supplementation could be ...

Dentistry created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fish oil helps heal bed sores of the critically ill

Chock-full of Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, fish oil can help lower blood pressure, reduce inflammation in the skin and joints, and promote healthy fetal development. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has found ...

Health created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fish oil reduces effectiveness of chemotherapy

Researchers at University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, have discovered a substance that has an adverse effect on nearly all types of chemotherapy - making cancer cells insensitive to the treatment. Chemotherapy ...

Cancer created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A pack of walnuts a day keeps the fertility specialist away?

A paper published 15 August 2012 in Biology of Reproduction's Papers-in-Press reveals that eating 75 grams of walnuts a day improves the vitality, motility, and morphology of sperm in healthy men aged 21 to 35.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study identifies fish oil's impact on cognition and brain structure

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital's Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center have found positive associations between fish oil supplements and cognitive functioning as well as differences in brain structure between ...

Health created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Role of omega-3 in preventing cognitive decline in older people questioned

Older people who take omega-3 fish oil supplements are probably not reducing their chances of losing cognitive function, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. Based on the available data from studies lasting up to ...

Health created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Omega-3 supplements no help against repeat heart trouble: review

(HealthDay) -- Taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements won't protect against repeat heart attacks, strokes or other cardiovascular problems, a new analysis indicates.

Cardiology created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study to determine whether fish oil can help prevent psychiatric disorders

Researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital's Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program who have worked with teenagers at risk for serious mental illness for the past decade are now studying the effectiveness of Omega 3 fatty ...

Health created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study of psychosis risk and brain to track effects of Omega-3 pills

The first major study on the biological effects of omega-3 fatty acids on the human brain is focusing on the role that this natural substance, primarily found in fish oil, may play in fighting psychosis.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0