DHA (brain)
Brain
The structural omega-3 that concentrates in brain tissue.
What the evidence says
Good evidence for supporting deficiency and development; cognitive benefit in healthy adults is mixed across large trials.
What studies used
~1 g DHA daily in cognitive trials. With food.
Reported from published studies and product labelling — a record of what was used in research, not a recommendation. What is right for you is a conversation with a clinician.
Evidence base
established literature
Large human evidence base: several phase 3 or 4 trial reports, plus multiple meta-analyses or systematic reviews.
This letter measures how much human research exists, not whether it works for you — the tier above (Moderate) is the read on quality.
Research (12)
- Generation of vascularized brain organoids to study neurovascular interactionsElife · 2022
- Human Brain Organoids: Development and ApplicationsJ Microbiol Biotechnol · 2025
- Nanoparticle brain delivery: a guide to verification methodsNanomedicine (Lond) · 2020
- Human brain function and brain-computer interfacesHandb Clin Neurol · 2020
- Rethinking brain deathCrit Care Med · 1992
- Brain. EditorialBrain · 2014
- What Is Brain Damage and Does Electroconvulsive Therapy Cause It?J ECT · 2024
- [Brain death criterion and organ donation: current neuroscientific perspective]Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz · 2020
- Recent Strategies for Targeted Brain Drug DeliveryChem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) · 2020
- Brain-mapping projects using the common marmosetNeurosci Res · 2015
- Gut: The gate and key to brainChin Med J (Engl) · 2025
- Insights from the brain connectome in patients with gliomasCurr Opin Oncol · 2025
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