The present study aimed to investigate the protective effect of carboxymethyl pachymaran (CMP) on the short-term stress mice model. The behavioural tests revealed the CMP treatment can improve depression-like behaviour in the mice model. Short-term stress induced over-expression of occludin and...

Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized the evidence from randomized controlled trials comparing vitamin D and placebo in reducing depressive symptoms and contributing to all-cause dropout rates. MethodsInclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials comparing reduced ...

Our objective was to quantify the cross-sectional associations between dietary fatty acid (DFA) patterns and cognitive function among Hispanic/Latino adults. This study included data from 8942 participants of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, a population-based cohort study...

The trace element zinc (Zn) displays a wide range of biological functions. Zn ions control intercellular communication and intracellular events that maintain normal physiological processes. These effects are achieved through the modulation of several Zn-dependent proteins, including transcription...

Background: Tryptophan is the precursor to the mood regulating neurotransmitter serotonin. Its brain bioavailability from food can be dependent on the dietary source. Egg protein hydrolysate (EPH), a dietary supplement rich in tryptophan, has previously shown to acutely impact cognition, mood and...

People suffered from insufficient or disrupted sleep due to night shifts, work pressure, and irregular lifestyles. Sleep deprivation caused by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep has been associated with not only increased risk of metabolic diseases, gut dysbiosis, and emotional disorders but...

Gentamicin is an effective antibiotic against severe infections, but a major downside is its nephrotoxic effects. Virgin coconut oil has potential antidiabetic effects, but there has been no study on its potential role in gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in streptozotocin -induced diabetic rats....

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Hypericum perforatum L. (genus Hypericum, family Hypericaceae) is a flowering plant native to Europe, North Africa and Asia, which can be used in the treatment of psychiatric disorder, cardiothoracic depression and diabetes. Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge (genus...

Currently, the fast pace of life, changes in consumers' habits, and the trend toward a healthy lifestyle around the world create the need for new healthy foods for immediate consumption. In this regard, the production of snacks with high nutritional value, as well as giving them functional...

Adverse environmental factors, stress, lack of sleep and rest, and heavy physical exertion, deplete the human body. In particular, the reserves of the main metabolites, water, and oxygen, are very limited. People, especially athletes, need to take special dietary supplements with adaptogenic...