Sleep problems in children are associated with poor health, behavioural and cognitive problems, as are deficiencies of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic acid. Theory and some evidence support a role for these fatty acids in sleep regulation, but this issue has received little formal investigation. We examined associations between blood fatty acid concentrations (from finger...

Reduced brain levels of docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n-3), a neurotrophic and neuroprotective fatty acid, may contribute to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease. Here, we investigated whether the liver enzyme system that provides docosahexaenoic acid to the brain is dysfunctional in this disease. Docosahexaenoic acid levels were reduced in temporal cortex, mid-frontal cortex and cerebellum of...

the present study explored the embryonic and larval development of an endangered fish species nandus nandus and resolved larval growth performances with the dietary supplementation of different types of lipids. fertilized eggs were collected from fiber glass tanks immediately after spontaneous spawning of n. nandus, which were fed with a 1% phospholipid (squid meal) supplemented diet for 3 mont...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent publications seem to indicate no or an untoward effect of the marine omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on cardiac rhythm. This review puts these developments into perspective. RECENT FINDINGS In-vitro or in animal models, little pro-arrhythmic effect, but many antiarrhythmic mechanisms of omega-3 fatty acids have been documented. In in...

docosahexaenoic acid (dha), as an omega-3 fatty acid, in a natural ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (ppars). regarding the combinative effects of nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics and due to the lack of in vivo studies conducted using natural ligands of ppars, we aimed to evaluate the effects of dha supplementation on vascular function, telomerase activity, and pparγ-lxrα-abc...

The omega-3-fatty acids inhibit proliferation of breast cancer cells whereas omega-6-fatty acids stimulate growth. In this study, we examined effects of these fatty acids on human pre-cancerous cells. Cervical keratinocytes, immortalized with the oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16, were treated with linoleic acid, an omega-6-fatty acid, and the omega-3-fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic an...

conclusions this report is the first to document other treatment possibilities for pressure ulcer and/or stasis dermatitis in cases where the use of topical applied ointments and medications is difficult. this new therapy may therefore help physicians to treat pressure ulcers and stasis dermatitis. case presentation case 1: a 21-year-old japanese female with lower-body paralysis. pressure ulcer...