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12/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Molecules created when the body metabolizes omega-3s demonstrate anticancer activity

An animal model held by American researchers demonstrated that epoxy docosapentaenoic-ethanolamides (EDP-EA) could suppress the development, growth, and spread of osteosarcoma in mice. EDP-EA are molecules derived from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a dietary omega-3 fatty acid. The study was supported by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Its results were published in the Journal of Medicinal […]

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