Long-term administration of soft drink causes memory impairment and oxidative damage in adult and middle-aged rats.

Introduction: The consumption of soft drinks has increased considerably in recent decades, mainly cola soft drinks. Excessive consumption of cola-based soft drinks is associated with several diseases and cognitive decline, particularly memory impairment. Furthermore, diets with high sugar can promote insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and dyslipidemia.

Evaluation of the dopaminergic system with positron-emission tomography in alcohol abuse: A systematic review.

Objective: Performed a systematic review to evaluated the dopaminergic system in alcohol abuse in a systematic review in humans.

Method: A search of the electronic databases was proceeded, on MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Insight and Gray literature (Google Scholar and the British Library) for studies published until August 2018. A search strategy was developed using the terms: "dopamine" and "ethanol" or ""alcohol"," and "positron-emission tomography" as text words and Medical Subject Headings (i.

Weekly ethanol exposure alters dopaminergic parameters in zebrafish brain.

Binge drinking is defined as the infrequent consumption of excessive doses of alcohol in a short period of time. Zebrafish is a reliable model to investigate ethanol consumption impact on the CNS, including reward signaling like dopaminergic neurotransmission system. The aim of this study was to evaluate zebrafish brain dopaminergic parameters after intermittent weekly ethanol exposure (WEE), which mimics binge drinking.

Urinary EN-2 to predict prostate cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Prostate cancer is the second type of cancer diagnosed and the fifth cause of death in men worldwide. Early diagnosis helps to control disease progression. Currently, prostate specific antigen is the standard biomarker, as it has a broad scope of identification and, thus, new and more specific biomarkers must be studied.

Effects of whey protein supplement in the elderly submitted to resistance training: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: We performed a systematic review to map the evidence and analyze the effect of whey protein supplementation in the elderly submitted to resistance training.

Methods: A comprehensive search on Medline, LILACS, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library for relevant publications was conducted until August 2015. The terms used in the search were: "Resistance training"; "Whey protein"; "Elderly".