Publications by authors named "M Dolores Gomez-Lopez"

The pursuit of nutraceuticals to improve the quality of life for patients with neurodegenerative conditions is a dynamic field within neuropharmacology. Unfortunately, many nutraceuticals that show promise in preclinical studies fail to demonstrate significant clinical benefits in human trials, leading to their exclusion as therapeutic options. This discrepancy may stem from the categorical interpretation of preclinical and clinical results.

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  • 8-OHdG is a marker of oxidative DNA damage linked to oxidative stress, which may play a role in male infertility, and the enzyme OGG1 is crucial for repairing this damage.
  • The study examined the OGG1 326 polymorphism's impact on DNA oxidation in 118 infertile men, utilizing genetic screening, 8-OHdG quantification, and electrical bioimpedance analysis.
  • Findings revealed that carriers of the 326 (GG) genotype had significantly higher levels of oxidative DNA damage and lower antioxidant capacity, suggesting a potential link to male infertility in American populations.
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  • The study explores how perfectionism impacts young athletes, highlighting its positive and negative aspects in relation to achievement and anxiety.*
  • It involved 263 Spanish young athletes who completed perfectionism and anxiety assessments to understand how self-confidence affects their sports performance.*
  • Findings suggest that self-confidence serves as a buffer against the negative effects of perfectionism and cognitive anxiety, emphasizing the importance of targeted training and communication by coaches to enhance athletes' mental resilience.*
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The susceptibility of athletes to experience of emotional and psychological difficulties arising from the pressure and expectations associated with achieving and maintaining high performance can become a vulnerability in the desire to achieve success in sport. This study aims to investigate the protective value in the perception of satisfaction in basic psychological needs against the vulnerability that perfectionism generates in the appearance of reactivity linked to fear of failure. A cross-sectional, relational, and semi-randomized research design was used, applying perfectionism, fear of failure, and basic psychological needs measures adapted to both the competitive sports context and the Spanish language in a sample of 372 young Spanish athletes, under descriptive analyses and predictive models.

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