Omega-3 Pills Fail to Slow Disease ; Researchers Had Hoped Regimen Would Ease Effects of Alzheimer's.

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CHICAGO -- Omega-3 pills promoted as boosting memory didn't slow mental and physical decline in older patients with Alzheimer's disease, a big disappointment in a multimillion-dollar government- funded study.

"We had high hopes that we'd see some efficacy but we did not," said Dr. Joseph Quinn, an author of the $10 million study and a researcher at Oregon Health and Science University.

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Omega-3 Pills Fail to Slow Disease ; Researchers Had Hoped Regimen Would Ease Effects of Alzheimer's.

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