Omega-3 Fatty Acids’ Health Benefit Linked to Stem Cell Control

Posted on: November 25, 2019

Source: Technology Networks

For years, researchers have known that defects in an ancient cellular antenna called the primary cilium are linked with obesity and insulin resistance. Now, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that the strange little cellular appendage is sensing omega-3 fatty acids in the diet, and that this signal is directly affecting how stem cells in fat tissue divide and turn into fat cells.