anti inflammatory/zea mays

All pregnant women meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be identified at the time of their regular OB appointments between the 8th and the 14th week of pregnancy (+/- 3 days) Research team members will approach potential subjects to explain the study and obtain consent for their

In this randomized controlled design, patients continued receiving background medications (slow-acting anti-rheumatic drugs and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) without change and were assigned to two groups. The first group (G1) received daily four mussel oil capsules (containing 800mg mussel

This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled feasibility trial of DHA for the treatment of pediatric concussion related to sports-injury. The definition used for concussion is from the Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: the 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport (Br J

Several studies have shown the beneficial effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids on inflammatory processes, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular diseases, there are no reports about food intake and PUFA supplementation in chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy patients. Thus, the objective of this study is to

The proposed study will be undertaken according to a double-blind randomized placebo controlled cross-over design with 3 treatment phases: 1- high DHA, 2- High EPA, 3- Control. Each treatment phase will last 10 weeks and will be separated by 8-week washouts. Participants will be randomized to one of

1.Rationale and Specific Aims Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer related mortality in the United States. Animal and human studies have suggested that the marine-derived n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), eicosapentanoic acid

The overall goal of this project is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of nutritional supplementation with fish oils to maintain weight in patients with disease-related weight loss (cachexia). Weight loss commonly results in a poorer prognosis, functional status, and quality of life. Despite the