Oiling the Immune System for Top Performance

3,831 views · Published 11 August 2010 · 5:41 · Indexed 1 October 2026

Channel: Cell Press · 2010 · Science & Technology

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Omega-3 fatty acids are a popular diet supplement, but the mechanisms underlying their beneficial properties have been mysterious. Watch and listen as Jerrold Olefsky takes you on a brief, personally guided tour of his lab's discovery of how omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil squelch inflammation and protect obese mice from diabetes.

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