Did Omega-3 supplements fair well in the recent Alzheimer study?
Omega-3 no match for Alzheimer’s, study finds * Martek supplement fails in Alzheimer’s patients * Shows promise in healthy people with mild memory trouble By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, July 12 (Reuters) – Omega-3 fatty acid supplements did nothing to slow memory declines in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, but a study in healthy people with slight memory complaints did show promise, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. The findings from an 18-month, government-backed study suggest taking supplements of docosahexenoic acid, or DHA — an omega-3 fatty acid — does not arrest Alzheimer’s in people who have already developed the mind-robbing disease. “These trial results do not support the routine use of DHA for patients with Alzheimer’s,” Dr Joseph Quinn of Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland, who led the study, said in a statement. But a six-month company study that looked at people whose memory was slipping just a bit found Martek Biosciences Corp’s (MATK.O: Q
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Omega-3 fatty acid supplements did nothing to slow memory declines in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, but a study in healthy people with slight memory complaints did show promise, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. The findings from an 18-month, government-backed study suggest taking supplements of docosahexenoic acid, or DHA — an omega-3 fatty acid — does not arrest Alzheimer’s in people who have already developed the mind-robbing disease. “These trial results do not support the routine use of DHA for patients with Alzheimer’s,” Dr Joseph Quinn of Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland, who led the study, said in a statement. But a six-month company study that looked at people whose memory was slipping just a bit found Martek Biosciences Corp’s DHA supplements helped restore some of the mental acuity they had lost. “The benefit is roughly equivalent to having the learning and memory skills of someone three years younger,” Martek researc
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements did nothing to slow memory declines in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, but a study in healthy people with slight memory complaints did show promise, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. The findings from an 18-month, government-backed study suggest taking supplements of docosahexenoic acid, or DHA — an omega-3 fatty acid — does not arrest Alzheimer’s in people who have already developed the mind-robbing disease.
Omega-3 no match for Alzheimer’s, study finds * Martek supplement fails in Alzheimer’s patients * Shows promise in healthy people with mild memory trouble By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, July 12 (Reuters) – Omega-3 fatty acid supplements did nothing to slow memory declines in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, but a study in healthy people with slight memory complaints did show promise, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. The findings from an 18-month, government-backed study suggest taking supplements of docosahexenoic acid, or DHA — an omega-3 fatty acid — does not arrest Alzheimer’s in people who have already developed the mind-robbing disease. “These trial results do not support the routine use of DHA for patients with Alzheimer’s,” Dr Joseph Quinn of Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland, who led the study, said in a statement. But a six-month company study that looked at people whose memory was slipping just a bit found Martek Biosciences Corp’s (MATK.O: Q
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Omega-3 fatty acid supplements did nothing to slow memory declines in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, but a study in healthy people with slight memory complaints did show promise, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. The findings from an 18-month, government-backed study suggest taking supplements of docosahexenoic acid, or DHA — an omega-3 fatty acid — does not arrest Alzheimer’s in people who have already developed the mind-robbing disease. “These trial results do not support the routine use of DHA for patients with Alzheimer’s,” Dr Joseph Quinn of Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland, who led the study, said in a statement. But a six-month company study that looked at people whose memory was slipping just a bit found Martek Biosciences Corp’s DHA supplements helped restore some of the mental acuity they had lost. “The benefit is roughly equivalent to having the learning and memory skills of someone three years younger,” Martek researc
