Background: Beer can be considered a functional beverage and integrate innovative ingredients, namely sweet cherries, with different properties, such as antioxidant activity [1,2]. Objective: To evaluate the antioxidant activity, in vitro, and liver toxicity, in human hepatocarcinoma cells (HepG2), in beer after incorporation of aqueous (CAE) and ethanolic (CEE) extracts of cherry variety "Lapins". Methods: CAE...
Background: A commercially available Portuguese India Pale Ale craft beer (ALM-IPA) has shown potential skin benefits in a previous study [1]. However, the incorporation of cherry extracts into bottled beers lacks scientific evidence. Objective: To evaluate, in vitro, the benefits of incorporating aqueous (ACE) and ethanolic (ECE) cherry extracts into ALM-IPA beer, in terms of antioxidant and photoprotective ac...
The agrifood industries generate tremendous amounts of waste. The valorisation of these wastes is of the utmost importance. Here, spent coffee ground (SCG) and Cistus ladanifer L. leaf (CLL) post-distillation residues were used to prepare 50:50 (v/v) hydromethanolic extracts for green zero-valent iron nanoparticle (nZVI) production. Then, the nZVIs’ size, polydispersity index (PDI) and zeta potential (ZP) were ...
Craft beer has gained popularity due to its unique sensory characteristics and complex matrix with nutritional and potential health benefits. Studies linking beer consumption to skin conditions are limited, however, the high content of bioactive compounds is related to biological activities such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, and anti-carcinogenic. This study aims to evaluate the antioxida...
Neurodegenerative diseases impact millions of people globally and are emerging as an imminent challenge due to the rapid aging of the population. The current treatments only focus on relieving their symptoms, so it is necessary to adopt innovative strategies. However, delivering pharmacological agents directly into the brain is difficult because of the presence of the Blood–Brain Barrier (BBB). To overcome this...
Beer can be considered a functional beverage and integrate innovative ingredients, namely sweet cherries, with different properties, such as antioxidant activity[1,2]. To evaluate the antioxidant activity, in vitro, and liver toxicity, in human hepatocarcinoma cells (HepG2), in beer after incorporation of aqueous (CAE) and ethanolic (CEE) extracts of cherry variety "Lapins". CAEand CEE(1mg/mL) were incorporated...
A commercially available Portuguese India Pale Ale craft beer (ALM-IPA) has shown potential skin benefits in a previous study [1]. However, the incorporation of cherry extracts into bottled beers lacks scientific evidence. To evaluate, in vitro, the benefits of incorporating aqueous (ACE) and ethanolic (ECE) cherry extracts into ALM-IPA beer, in terms of antioxidant and photoprotective activity and the viabilit...
The purpose of this paper is to present a social education project developed in a mental health service in a hospital center in the north of Portugal, whose aim is to support people with severe mental illness and their families in their psychosocial rehabilitation process. It is a service whose mission and values are based on the assumptions of community psychiatry, which brings the intervention and the person ...