Fish oil supplements might help high-risk seniors stave off Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.
disease is remarkable, and warrants a larger clinical trial in more diverse populations in the future,” said researcher Gene Bowman, a neurology instructor with the McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
“Our findings showed that over three years, there was not a statistically significant difference between placebo and the group that took fish oil,” said researcher Dr. Lynne Shinto, a professor of neurology with the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. “I don't think it would be harmful, but I wouldn't say you need to take fish oil to preventbrain scans at the start of the study and after three years looking for white matter lesions in the brain..
However, APOE4 carriers who took fish oil experienced a dramatic reduction in the breakdown of their brain cell integrity as soon as one year after starting on fish oil, compared to the placebo group.tools, such as a blood test and brain scan, to identify not only people at high risk for dementia, but also those well-suited to receive a specific nutritional intervention,” Bowman said.
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