Oncology & Cancer
Omega-3 fats do not protect against cancer: study
Omega-3 fats do not protect against cancer—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Feb 29, 2020
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News tagged with supplements
Genetics
Antioxidant reverses BPD-induced fertility damage in worms
From plastics to pesticides, it seems like every week delivers fresh news about the dangers of endocrine disruptors—chemicals in the environment that alter the body's hormones and can lead to reproductive, developmental, ...
Feb 6, 2020
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Medical research
Cardiac and visual degeneration arrested by taurine supplement
UNIGE researchers have discovered a new gene that causes blindness and cardiomyopathy. They have also managed to halt the progression of eye disease and treat cardiac disease by administering a food supplement.
Jan 21, 2020
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Health
Vitamin D alone doesn't prevent fractures, new study finds
Taking calcium and vitamin D might help older adults curb the risk of a bone fracture, but vitamin D alone does not do the job, a new research review concludes.
Dec 21, 2019
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Immunology
Immune mystery solved in mice points to better protection from rotavirus in humans
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered how a brief disruption to a molecular pathway in the guts of mice before they are born can compromise adult immunity to a common and often deadly intestinal virus.
Dec 20, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Omega-3 fish oil as effective for attention as ADHD drugs for some children
Researchers from King's College London and China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan, have found omega-3 fish oil supplements improve attention among children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but only ...
Nov 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Supplements don't preserve kidney health in type 2 diabetes
Supplements of vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids (often sold as fish oil) do not help people with type 2 diabetes stave off chronic kidney disease, according to findings from the largest clinical study to date of the supplements ...
Nov 8, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fish oil supplements have no effect on anxiety and depression
Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on anxiety and depression according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Nov 4, 2019
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Surgery
Weight-loss surgery cuts risk of birth defects
Children born to women who underwent gastric bypass surgery before becoming pregnant had a lower risk of major birth defects than children born to women who had severe obesity at the start of their pregnancy. That's according ...
Oct 15, 2019
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Health
In major meta-analysis, omega-3 fish oil supplements linked with lower cardiovasc
People who received omega-3 fish oil supplements in randomized clinical trials had lower risks of heart attack and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events compared with those who were given placebo, according to a new meta-analysis ...
Sep 30, 2019
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