Bioactive strawberry fruit ( L.) extract remedies paraquat-induced neurotoxicity in the offspring prenatally exposed rats.

Background: Paraquat (1,1'-dimethyl-4-4'-bipyridinium dichloride) exposure is well-established as a neurotoxic agent capable of causing neurological deficits in offspring. This study aimed to investigate therapeutic effects of L. aqueous extract (AU) against paraquat (PQ) exposure.

Restraint Stress Exacerbates Apoptosis in a 6-OHDA Animal Model of Parkinson Disease.

Activation of the apoptotic pathway has been associated with promoting neuronal cell death in the pathophysiology of Parkinson disease (PD). Nonetheless, the mechanisms by which it may occur remain unclear. It has been suggested that stress-induced oxidation and potential apoptosis may play a major role in the progression of PD.

Weight status, dietary habits, physical activity, screen time and sleep duration among university students.

Background: University life is a crucial period when dietary habits and lifestyle behaviours are formed and may have long-lasting effects on the development of obesity and related chronic diseases.

Aim: To investigate the association of overweight/obesity with dietary habits, physical activity, screen time and sleep duration among university students.

Methods: A total of 438 students aged 18-26 years were recruited from Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Malnutrition and brain development: an analysis of the effects of inadequate diet during different stages of life in rat.

Protein malnutrition or undernutrition can result in abnormal development of the brain. Depending on type, age at onset and duration, different structural and functional deficits can be observed. In the present review, we discuss the neuroanatomical, behavioral, neurochemical and oxidative status changes associated with protein malnutrition or undernutrition at different ages during prenatal and immediately postnatal periods as well as in adult rat.

Effects of postweaning undernutrition on exploratory behavior, memory and sensory reactivity in rats: implication of the dopaminergic system.

The effects of early undernutrition on behavior and brain biochemistry were examined in rats. At weaning, rats were provided either an ad lib diet (control group) or maintained at 80% of the weight of their control littermates (undernourished group). Three weeks into the diet they were tested in an open field.