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Following a traumatic brain injury, the brain often has a diminished ability to cope with additional injury, and in many cases cognitive ability is affected. It is thought that some of this compromised function is caused by reduced metabolic energy. But new developments show that a dietary supplement of omega-3 fatty acids counteract some of the effects of traumatic brain injury by improving the energy status of cells.

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