Study finds omega-3 therapy prevents birth-related brain injury in newborn rodents

Graphical abstract. Credit: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116749 An injectable emulsion containing two omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil markedly reduced brain damage in newborn rodents after a disruption in the flow of oxygen to the brain near birth, a study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found. The findings are published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. Brain injury due to insufficient oxygen is a severe complication of labor and delivery that occurs in one to three out of every 1,000 Read More

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