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Sep 27, 2025

New Study Reveals Sex Differences in Heart DHA Metabolism

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Congratulations to Ruzandra Rotarescu from the Metherel lab for this publication! The new study in the Journal of Lipid Research reveals that female hearts metabolize the omega-3 fatty acid DHA faster than male hearts, pointing to important biological differences in cardiac lipid metabolism. These insights may guide future nutrition and cardiovascular health strategies.

Read more: https://www.jlr.org/article/S0022-2275(25)00159-2/fulltext