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Picture: PA Omega-3 fats could play a vital role in protecting people from motor neurone disease (MND) and a type of dementia, new research suggests. A study found the fats – which are found in ...

A supplement costing mere pennies per pill on the High Street could help protect people from debilitating dementia and motor neurone disease, research suggests. Scientists discovered omega-3 ...