Here is a recent research result suggesting a possible mechanism of action for DHA (a component of fish oil) lowering the risk of onset for Alzheimers. It's not

Here is a recent research result suggesting a possible mechanism of action for DHA (a component of fish oil) lowering the risk of onset for Alzheimers. It's not clear that it would be useful in a case of extreme dementia but DHA increases the level of a brain protein, LR11 (also known as SorLA), that helps clear the brain of amyloid precursor protein(APP), essential for production of the brain-gumming beta-amyloid plaque that clogs the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/52/14299 http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/52/14299 http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20071226/fish-oil-prevents-alzheimers-plaques http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20071226/fish-oil-preve... http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/lr11_and_why_fish_oil_prevents_alzheimers http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/lr11_and_why...