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A dietary omega-3 fatty acid could protect against Alzheimer, mouse study shows

Published in Elder Law Weekly, April 27th, 2005

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, may protect against the accumulation of a protein believed to be linked to Alzheimer disease, according to the results of a new study published in the March 30, 2005 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.

The study used Martek DHA, which is produced from microalgae.

The study, which observed aged mice bred with genetic mutations that cause brain pathology linked to Alzheimer disease (the APPsw transgenic mouse model), demonstrated that the pathogens linked to Alzheimer disease (total beta-amyloid and plaque burden) were significantly reduced in mice fed a diet enriched with DHA.

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