2025 Publications

Luz P., Lopes-Brás R., de Pinho I.S. et al. (2025). Predictive factors for pCR and relapse following neoadjuvant dual HER2-blockade in HER2+ breast cancer: an international cohort study. Clinical and Translational Oncology, ISSN 1699048X. DOI: 10.1007/s12094-025-03937-7.

Bangay G., Isca V.M.S., Brauning F.Z. et al. (2025). Exploring SAR insights into royleanones for P-gp modulation. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 185, art. no. 117943. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2025.117943.

Carriço R., Marcos J., Baptista C. et al. (2025). Enhancing the nutritional value of a sugar-free Greek-style yoghurt by incorporating strawberry-tree (Arbutus unedo L.) fruit and peach (Prunus persica). Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research, 22 (1), pp. 1 – 20. DOI: 10.19277/bbr.22.1.347.

Mendes C., Carvalho M., Bravo J., Martins S., Raimundo A. (2025). The impact of bariatric surgery and exercise on systemic immune inflammation index in patients with sarcopenia obesity. Scientific Reports, 15 (1), art. no. 5188. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-89806-3.

Luz P., Ramos S., Oliveira M.J., Costa J.G., Saraiva N., Fernandes A.S. (2025). Interaction between redox regulation, immune activation, and response to treatment in HER2+ breast cancer. Redox Biology, 82, art. no. 103609. DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2025.103609.

Brabo B., Raposo A., Zandonadi R.P., Nakano E.Y., Alsharari Z.D., Alslamah T., Costa D., Kim W., Oliveira L. (2025). Relationship between adherence to the mediterranean food pattern and food self-efficacy of higher education students in Portugal: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE, 20 (3 March), art. no. e0318169. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0318169.

Mendes C., Carvalho M., Bravo J., Martins S., Raimundo A. (2025). Exercise Interventions for the Prevention of Sarcopenia After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 7 (2), art. no. e13012, pp. 142 – 160. DOI: 10.1007/s42978-024-00311-x.

Saraiva A., Raheem D., Roy P.R., BinMowyna M.N., Romão B., Alarifi S.N., Albaridi N.A., Alsharari Z.D., Raposo A. (2025). Probiotics and Plant-Based Foods as Preventive Agents of Urinary Tract Infection: A Narrative Review of Possible Mechanisms Related to Health. Nutrients, 17 (6), art. no. 986. DOI: 10.3390/nu17060986.

Sultana M.A., Sunny A.R., Hussain M.A., Islam M.R., Raposo A., Shiam S.A.A., Foysal A.M., Nahiduzzaman M., Kunda M., Ashrafuzzaman M., Han H., Prodhan S.H. (2025). Beyond economics: The multitude of benefits from ecosystem services in the Meghna river basin. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 81, art. no. 103985. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103985.

Oliveira L., Sousa F., Silveira M.G.D. (2025). Promotion of Functional Foods in a School Context: Evaluation of Food Education Sessions Involving Cooking Skills. Journal of Culinary Science and Technology, 23 (1), pp. 144 – 156. DOI: 10.1080/15428052.2023.2191877.

Dos-Santos J.D., Ginja M., Martins J., Alves-Pimenta S., Ribeiro L., Otero P.E., Colaço B. (2025). Intraoperative Effect of a Bilateral Ultrasound-Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block in Cats Undergoing Ovariectomy. Animals, 15 (5), art. no. 618. DOI: 10.3390/ani15050618.

Macedo P.I.D.S., Pinto C.A.S.D.O., Hiraishi C.F., Marques G.D.A., Escudeiro C.C., Pessoa F.V.L.S., Gregório J., Rosado C., Velasco M.V.R., Baby A.R. (2025). Enhancing Photoprotection and Mitigating Ex Vivo Stratum Corneum Oxidative Stress: A Multifunctional Strategy Combining Rosmarinic Acid with UVB Filters. Antioxidants, 14 (3), art. no. 274. DOI: 10.3390/antiox14030274.

Hallamaa M., Naapuri J.M., Silva R.A.L., Rosatella A.A., Deska J. (2025). Choline Oxidase and Choline Ionic Liquids in Biocatalytic Heme Peroxidase Cascades. ChemCatChem, 17 (1), art. no. e202401216. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202401216.

Nicolai M., Palma M.L., Reis R. et al. (2025). Assessing the Potential of Brewer’s Spent Grain to Enhance Cookie Physicochemical and Nutritional Profiles. Foods, 14 (1), art. no. 95. DOI: 10.3390/foods14010095.

Ahsan Iqbal M., Saheen W.A., Shabir S., Ullah U., Ionel-Alin I., Mihut M.-I., Raposo A., Han H. (2025). Towards a green economy: Investigating the impact of sustainable finance, green technologies, and environmental policies on environmental degradation. Journal of Environmental Management, 374, art. no. 124047. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124047.

Gatta B.L., Rutigliano M., Dilucia F., Liberatore M.T., Fragasso M., Cespedes-Acuña C.L., Rijo P., Palmitessa M.A., Di Luccia A. (2025). Assessment of nutritional and technological features of a cereal-based traditional product: The case of Apulian Taralli. Food Bioscience, 65, art. no. 106120. DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2025.106120.

Catarino J., Pinello K., Niza-Ribeiro J., Santos J., Payan-Carreira R., Reis J., Faísca P. (2025). Exploring canine mast cell tumors: An investigation into demographic characteristics, and grading system analysis from a pathology lab data (2019–2021). Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 236, art. no. 106416. DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2025.106416.

Raposo A., Saraiva A. (2025). Nutrition and Food Security for All: A Step Towards the Future. Nutrients, 17 (7), art. no. 1241.DOI: 10.3390/nu17071241.

Ribeiro A., Pereira-Leite C., Rosado C. et al. (2025). Enhancing Transcutaneous Drug Delivery: Advanced Perspectives on Skin Models. JID Innovations, 5 (2), art. no. 100340. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2024.100340.

Mateus G., Ferreira-Pêgo C., Assunção R. (2025). Mapping the Quantitative Dose–Response Relationships Between Nutrients and Health Outcomes to Inform Food Risk–Benefit Assessment. Foods, 14 (8), art. no. 1420. DOI: 10.3390/foods14081420.

Mendes C., Carvalho M., Gregório J. (2025). Patient and professional perceptions for long-term success: Developing a framework for bariatric surgery care in Portugal. Clinical Obesity. DOI: 10.1111/cob.70004.

Kalkan A.E., BinMowyna M.N., Raposo A., Ahmad M.F., Ahmed F., Otayf A.Y., Carrascosa C., Saraiva A., Karav S. (2025). Beyond the Gut: Unveiling Butyrate’s Global Health Impact Through Gut Health and Dysbiosis-Related Conditions: A Narrative Review. Nutrients, 17 (8), art. no. 1305. DOI: 10.3390/nu17081305.

Cabo C.A., Hernández-Beltrán V., Fernandes O., Mendes C., Gamonales J.M., Espada M.C., Parraca J.A. (2025). Evaluating the Effects of Sensorimotor Training on the Physical Capacities of Older People. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 15 (4), art. no. 50. DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe15040050.

Romão B., Sommo M., Zandonadi R.P., de Holanda M.E.M., Borges V.R.P., Saraiva A., Raposo A. (2025). Sustainability of Key Proteins in Plant-Based Meat Analogs Production: A Worldwide Perspective. Sustainability (Switzerland), 17 (2), art. no. 382. DOI: 10.3390/su17020382.

Elias A., Rosado C., Costa M.D.C. (2025). Corrigendum to “Study on knowledge and perceptions on the uptake of non-medicinal Cannabis-derived substances and preparations by Portuguese consumers: Borderline issues”. Heliyon, 11 (4), art. no. e42093. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42093.

Ribeiro M., Alvarenga L., Cardozo L.F.M.F., Baptista B.G., Nascimento D., Esgalhado M., Mafra D. (2025). Urolithin as a Metabolite of Ellagitannins and Ellagic Acid from Fruits and Nuts Produced by the Gut Microbiota: Its Role on Non-Communicable Diseases. Current Nutrition Reports, 14 (1), art. no. 55. DOI: 10.1007/s13668-025-00645-0.

van Boven, J. F., Dima, A. L., Wettermark, B., Potočnjak, I., Ágh, T., Aarnio, E., ... & Weinman, J. (2025). Leveraging digital medication adherence technologies to enhance sustainability of European health systems: ENABLE’s key recommendations. The Lancet Regional Health–Europe, 48.

Keane, D., Calbimonte, J. P., Pawłowska, E., Kassianos, A. P., Medina, J. C., Gregório, J., ... & Hegarty, J. (2025). Protocol for an umbrella review of systematic reviews evaluating the efficacy of digital health solutions in supporting adult cancer survivorship care. PloS one, 20(5), e0322100.

Branco, P., Nunes, M., Pereira, P., & Mauricio, E. M. (2025). Design of a Novel DNA-FISH Probe for the Rapid Identification of Candida albicans in Cosmetic Products. Cosmetics, 12(3), 115.

Gomes, P., Gil, R. & Oliveira, L. (2025) Food offerings in food and beverage vending machines at a private university. Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research, 22(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.22.1.353.

Mendes, C., Carvalho, M., Bravo, J., Martins, S., & Raimundo, A. (2025). How Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Affects Sarcopenia Parameters and Diagnosis. Surgeries, 6(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries6020031.

Monserrat-Mesquida, M., Perez-Jimenez, M., Bouzas, C., García, S., Mendes, C., Carvalho, M., Bravo, J., Martins, S., Raimundo, A., Tur, J. A., & Lamy, E. (2025). Changes in the Protein Profile of Saliva from People with Obesity Treated with Bariatric Surgery and Physical Exercise. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(12), 5622. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26125622.

Costa M, C., et al. (2025). Industrial Production of a Full-Spectrum Cannabis Oil for Medicinal Uses. Preprint. DOI: 10.20944/preprints202505.1094.v1.

Caetano, J., Villa Polo, P., Delgado Alves, J., Monteiro Rodrigues, L. (2025) Evaluating the utility of ice cooling exposure (ICE) as vascular challenger in vivo. Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research, 22(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.22.1.355.

Santos Filipe, M.; Bangay, G.; Brauning, F.Z.; Ogungbemiro, F.O.; Palma, B.B.; Díaz-Lanza, A.M.; Hassan, A.; André, R.; Rijo, P. Plectranthus amboinicus: A Systematic Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemical Properties, and Therapeutic Applications. Pharmaceuticals 2025, 18, 707. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph18050707.

Ana Lucía Morocho-Jácome et. al. Exploiting the Potential of Ankistrodesmus braunii Polysaccharides: In Vitro Antioxidant Activity and In Vivo Cutaneous Biocompatibility. 2025. Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research, 22(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.22.1.348.

Beira, M. J., Silva, G. M. C., Eusébio, T. M., Figueirinhas, J. L., Cordeiro, R., Cruz, C., Corvo, M. C., Almeida, P. L., Rosatella, A. A., Afonso, C. A. M., Filipe, E. J. M., Parella, T., Cabrita, E. J., & Sebastião, P. J. (2025). Dynamical processes and order behind the pronounced 1H NMR paramagnetic relaxation enhancement induced in [P6,6,6,14]3[GdCl6]-based ionic liquid mixtures. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 433, 127892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2025.127892.

Sunny, A. R., Sazzad, S. A., Islam, M. A., Mithun, M. H., Hussain, M., Raposo, A., & Bhuiyan, M. K. A. (2025). Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Global Review of Distribution, Ecotoxicological Impacts, and Human Health Risks. Water, 17(12), 1741. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17121741.

Al-Najim, W., Raposo, A., BinMowyna, M. N., & le Roux, C. W. (2025). Unintended Consequences of Obesity Pharmacotherapy: A Nutritional Approach to Ensuring Better Patient Outcomes. Nutrients, 17(11), 1934. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17111934.

Mendes, M. L., Pires, A., Gonçalves, A., Pires, C., Lourenço, H. M., Saraiva, A., ... & Raposo, A. (2025). Do Seaweeds Contribute to Nutritional Composition and Acceptance in Traditional Portuguese Recipes?. Foods, 14(11), 1947. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14111947.

de Souza, E. R., BinMowyna, M. N., Alfheeaid, H. A., Raposo, A., da Fonseca, P. G., Lima, M. J., ... & Guimarães, N. S. (2025). Nutritional Intervention Programs for Sustainability: A Scoping Review on Full Food Utilization and the Clean Leftovers Reuse. Nutrients, 17(11), 1829. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17111829.

Deepika, Kumari, A., Singh, S., Ahmad, M. F., Chaki, D., Poria, V., ... & Raposo, A. (2025). Vitamin D: recent advances, associated factors, and its role in combating non-communicable diseases. npj Science of Food, 9, 100. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-025-00460-5.

Massoni, M. F. & Oliveira, L. (2025). Functional Foods: Evaluation of Perception in the Portuguese Population After a Brief Theoretical Intervention. Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research, 22(1), 1-11.

Costa, M. d. C., Gomes, A. P., Vinhas, I., Rosa, J., Pereira, F., Moniz, S., Gonçalves, E. M., Pestana, M., Silva, M., Rodrigues, L. M., DeMeo, A., Marynissen, L., Marques da Costa, A., Rijo, P., & Sassano, M. (2025). Process Development for GMP-Grade Full Extract Cannabis Oil: Towards Standardized Medicinal Use. Pharmaceutics, 17(7), 848. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics17070848.

Perestrelo, R., da Graça Lopes, M., da Silva, A. P., Costa, M. d. C., & Câmara, J. S. (2025). New Contributions to Deepen the Quality-Based Safety Assessment in the Consumption of Edible Nasturtium Flowers—The Role of Volatilome. Life, 15(7), 1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/life15071053.