Sunday, June 14, 2026 Evidence-led medical research news
The First Cohort
Medical research, with the receipts

omega-3

2 stories tagged "omega-3"

Autoimmune & Inflammation

Fish oil rewired the T-cells in non-obese diabetic rats, and the glucose moved with them

A Brazilian team gave EPA-heavy fish oil to a non-obese diabetic rat strain for eight weeks. Glucose, insulin sensitivity, and lipids all moved in the friendlier direction. The T-cell balance shifted alongside them, and that is the part of the paper worth chewing on.

Nutrition & Food

Yale's Olive Oil Cancer Story Did Not Actually Test Olive Oil

A Yale mouse study reported in Cancer Discovery is being sold as proof that olive oil fuels pancreatic cancer. The lab fed the mice purified oleic acid, the effect only showed up in males, and no one has tested it in a person.