BIOLOGY

Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Reduces Inflammation In Obese Pregnant Women: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Clinical Trial

Summary

Initial Observation

The initial observation was that the obsessed women who are pregnant are found to have reduced inflammation due to the dietary Omega-3 Fatty acid supplement.

Hypothesis

The hypothesis is that the supplement of Omega three if given to pregnant women, will cause positive effects,

Experiment

The study was designed in a non-sequential, double-masked controlled trial conducted for overweight as well as in other words obese women who are pregnant. They were assigned to receive DHA plus EPA or something equivalent.

Results

The sum of the plasma DHA plus EPA was increased by 5.8 fold in both the treated and the untreated women. It was also found that the activation of the TLR4 was induced by palmitate in the adipose culture in the cells of the trophoblast.

Author’s Conclusion

The authors found that the data analyzed resulted in four out of eight women failing to run the course because of their age. Also, the results concluded that the required inflammation was found to be successful.

Findings

The main finding of the study is that the ω-3 supplementation could be used during the pregnancy period for the reduction of inflammation. Also, the findings have suggested that the systematic effect is found rather than the placental ones.

Reference

Hagia, Maricela, et al. “Dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation reduces inflammation in obese pregnant women: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial.” PLoS One 10.9 (2015): e0137309.

Taking The Long View On Sexism In Science

Initial Observation

This paper is written by a biologist, Pat Shipman, who initially explained his experience of being victimized by sexual stereotypes when his paper on fossil animals was turned down just on the basis of its controversial approach.

Hypothesis

The main hypothesis is that women are facing career development.

Basic Design

After a long discussion, she was stunned by hearing that the committee demanded to have a sleep with her and that if she was rejected, her Ph.D. would not be awarded. She asked the editor to let them speak to her. Meanwhile, the editor took a long pause, and after that, he said that the committee didn’t demand such a thing, but still, he would not publish. Fortunately, Harvard University published my report. Her main aim of the paper is to explain that many women, after even a decade, leave their scientific research unpublished just because of these attempts.

Results

Pat Shipman also discovered that she is the least-paid associate professor at the university. Her colleague congratulated her on her 20% raise when she argued on the point and explained that her point was discarded because of the reason that her husband was well-paid. The writer explains the case of Tim Hunt’s fall from Grace. In this case, she explained the number of women was less than the number of men on the campus. One case of a mentor wanting to see inside a female’s shirt is highlighted in the paper as well. This culture of discrimination is ongoing and far-reaching.

Author’s Conclusion

The women are facing peer harassment as well as the talented and well-educated team of women working under the less educated man, which is a terrible situation in the institution.

Findings

At the end of the paper, she also explained that as long as the leadership in science is so devastating, the discrimination will be observed, and people will fight against it.

Reference

Shipman, Pat. “Taking the long view on sexism in science.” American Scientist 103 (2015): 392.

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