Omega-3s cross blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s patients
The blood-brain barrier protects the brain from harmful chemicals in the blood, but it also blocks drugs from reaching it. However, researchers have suggested that omega-3 fatty acid supplements can cross this barrier in Alzheimer’s patients, influencing markers for the disease and inflammation.
December 5, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer, barrier, barrier-protects, blood, brain, disease, fatty-acid, from-harmful, nutrition, on call diets, protects-the-brain, the-blood, the-brain, the-disease
