Could a bedtime pill protect you from morning heart attacks?

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Heart attacks are most common in the early morning

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The start of your day is the most dangerous part of it – heart attacks are both more likely and more lethal in the morning. But a type of chemical made by your body from fish oils can protect you from this, and may lead to new drugs to help people with heart disease.

Resolvins are a type of substance made by our immune cells from DPA, an omega-3 fatty acid. Jesmond Dalli of Queen Mary University of London and his colleagues have discovered that the level of resolvins …

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