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Old 04-26-2007, 06:10 PM
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Regarding TS and Fish oils as opposed to ADHD.

No word on these studies they were doing yet as far as I know. Anyone else heard any results??

http://www.tsa-usa.org/research/docs...ant_awards.pdf

Title: A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome — Year 2
Award: $75,000
Vilma Gabbay, M.D.
Barbara J. Coffey, M.D., M.S.
Carmen Alonso, M.D.;
New York University Child Study
Center; New York, NY


"There is considerable evidence suggesting the involvement of
serotonin dysfunction in both disorders, along with an autoimmune
inflammatory process in a subgroup of children with TS and OCD.
There are also scientific data suggesting that serotonin dysfunction
is triggered by inflammatory mediators such as cytokines. Omega-3
fatty acid appears to act by down-regulation of pro-inflammatory
cytokine production and through pro-serotonergic activity, thus
addressing some of the pathways implicated in the basic causes of
TS and OCD."
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