Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common neglected parasitic disease of the central nervous system and leads to many economic and health issues in endemic and non-endemic countries. A bibliometric analysis would shed light on the evolution and development of research in this field, and this is the first study on NCC research. Our institution in Mexico City, the Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez (INNN), has set some milestones in the management of neurocysticercosis and has a decade-long experience and such an analysis in an endemic country like Mexico will be beneficial. We tracked the scientific output in Scopus, from its foundation to March 2021. The studied variables were article type, number of citations, area (clinical/experimental), chronological profile, and preferred journals. In the period from 1964 to 2021, from a total of 3,166 articles from the institution, 232 papers are related to neurocysticercosis with a total of 7,155 citations. The trending topics in the clinical area are pharmacology and pathology in the experimental papers. The number of articles has steadily increased, but NCC is currently a neglected topic that needs further research to better address the disease burden and allow its eradication.

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Each year, cancer claims the lives of around 10.0 million people around the world. Food components have been shown to alter numerous particular intracellular signaling events that frequently go awry during carcinogenesis. Many studies suggest that dietary behaviors involving the consumption of antioxidant-rich foods, as well as caloric restriction, may play an important role in cancer prevention. Gene expression patterns, such as genetic polymorphisms, can influence the response to food components by altering their specific action on targets, as well as absorption, metabolism, and distribution, among other things. This review discusses two significant cancer prevention techniques: a vitamin-rich diet and caloric restriction. It also discusses the possible molecular interactions between the two dietary strategies and the first clues of a probable synergy that would come from combining caloric restriction with antioxidant use. Caloric restriction diets have positive effects on life expectancy and the avoidance of age-related illnesses. As a result, this manuscript is based on the degenerative nature of cancer and intends to shed light on the biochemical features of not just calorie restriction but also vitamins. Both are thought to have an effect on oxidative stress, autophagy, and signaling pathways involved in energy metabolism and mitochondrial functions.