Not quite, and the distinction matters. Standard omega-3 supplements give you EPA and DHA. This study is specifically about very long chain PUFAs produced by the ELOVL2 elongase in retinal cells — molecules that are downstream from DHA, not DHA itself. The article's phrasing "not just DHA" flags this.
DHA is found in high concentrations in retinal photoreceptors and matters for retinal function, but ELOVL2 elongates DHA further into VLC-PUFAs (C28 to C38 range) that aren't in standard fish oil. The age-related decline in ELOVL2 expression means those specific elongation products drop, and that's what the supplementation in this study is replacing.
Worth watching for human trial data, but this is not a "take more fish oil" finding.
> I think his jolly chaotic good energy, along with how he's uncorruptible and sort of outside the normal world, fits a fuzzer in a spiritual sense. But it might all just be a good excuse to use one of my favorite names from my favorite book.
It's also my favorite part of the book, and definitely not something I'd skip. I know some people would object, but I think of it as an homage rather than stealing.
I felt the article was lacking a reference to the person who made reverse osmosis into a real solution for desalination, Prof. Sidney Loeb. A brilliant yet unassuming man.
10 years ago the initials DHH would be instantly recognizable to any HNer. I remember joining when the ROR-Django wars were raging. Times have changed.
Well, in fairness, he'd be instantly recognizable to the Ruby community and that hasn't changed. Although hardly obscure, he wasn't nearly as well-known outside of that crowd, and even ten years ago, HN represented a much wider swath of people than that.
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