Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare s Heart Institute conducted the study with 987 participants to examine cardiovascular health.
Examining the subjects over 10 years, the research focused on two omega-3 fatty acids commonly found naturally in fish oil and in omega-3 supplements: eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, and docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA.
The study concluded that EPA is the component of fish oils that contains the most benefits, and DHA may actually blunt the effects of EPA, according to Viet Le, an Intermountain physician assistant who was the lead investigator for the study.
Le said even though the research suggests that there may be some issues with the two compounds conflicting, omega-3s are still helpful. But living a healthy lifestyle in addition to consuming omega-3s is the best thing you can do to improve your overall health, he added.
RHITU CHATTERJEE, HOST: It s been a big week for climate change. President Biden is gathering with world leaders to talk about how to prevent its most catastrophic effects. And two of NPR s very own climate reporters are here to talk about how that might work. Lauren Sommer. Hi, Lauren.
LAUREN SOMMER, BYLINE: Hi.
REBECCA HERSHER, BYLINE: Hey there.
CHATTERJEE: Hello. Now, climate change wasn t really a priority in the last four years of the Trump administration, so what s the main goal of this White House climate summit?
HERSHER: This is basically America s way of saying, we re back. Climate is a priority again. And the U.S. wants the rest of the world to know that and to establish itself as a trustworthy partner for other countries, if it can.
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NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: Hey, Maddie. So listen; I have a question for you.
SOFIA: OK.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: If I asked you what comes to mind when you think of lightning and life, what would you say?
SOFIA: Lightning and life (laughter) - maybe Frankenstein. You know, that lightning got them where they were going.
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COLIN CLIVE: (As Henry Frankenstein) It s alive. It s alive. It s alive. It s alive.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: All right. Yeah, that s what everybody thinks of. But today, I have a different story about lightning and life. And this one starts about five years ago in Illinois, not too far from Chicago, in a family s backyard where something strange happened.
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REBECCA HERSHER, BYLINE: Hey, Maddie.
SOFIA: Hey, Rebecca Hersher. What do you got for me?
HERSHER: I have a scary video for you today.
SOFIA: OK. All right. Let s do it.
HERSHER: OK, do you have the link I sent you? Can you hit play on that video?
SOFIA: I can. I have that capability. Here we go.
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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Oh, my God.
SOFIA: OK, so this is clearly shot on a cell phone. It s a video of a city street. It s, like, daytime, but there are people with umbrellas. So it seems like it was raining.