Epilepsy is one of the most serious neurological disorders affecting about 0.5-1% of the world population. There is no definite radical therapy against epilepsy; however, actual therapy includes simple inhibition of epileptic activity. Apart from effective drugs against epilepsy, plant extracts as well as essential oils, which have been used for generations by humans to treat the disease, are c...

BACKGROUND Olfactory impairment is increasingly recognized as an early symptom in the development of Parkinson's disease. Testing olfactory function is a non-invasive method but can be time-consuming which restricts its application in clinical settings and epidemiological studies. Here, we investigate odor identification as a supportive diagnostic tool for Parkinson's disease and estimate the p...

Pigs can learn to prefer a flavor if it has been previously associated to positive consequences. The aim of this experiment was to study flavor preferences conditioned by the postingestive effect of nutrients in pigs. In total, 240 weanling piglets were allocated in 24 pens (10 piglets/pen) and distributed to 2 groups of animals (12 pens per group). Pigs in Group 1 (G1) were trained during 8 d ...