Sentences with phrase «by a hormone known»

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So they knew that a person who is gay uses their brain differently, that gays are affected by hormone levels in the womb, that they know at a young age their orientation without environmental factors, that the world major organizations would recognize that a gay person can't change their orientation through therapy.

Dark cocoa powder adds a lot more antioxidants to combat the stress of working out, but is also known to have a soothing effect by causing the release of the hormones serotonin and dopamine.

In large part, this is because Type II Diabetes is a state of insulin resistance; Your body is no longer listening to the signals sent by that particular hormone.

While we are all affected by these chemicals, known as endocrine disrupters, your baby is particularly vulnerable.Because hormones orchestrate development.

Pregnancy mask, medically known as melasma or chloasma, is really just caused by extra hormones which creates hyper pigmentation on the skin, according to Mama Natural.

I'm often inspired by you not - so Rookie Moms, Asha at ParentHacks, Michelle at What's Cooking, Janelle at Healthy Child Healthy World, Melissa at ItsaBelly, Kim at Hormone - Colored Days, Jodi and Paintchips & Cupcakes, Stefania at City Mama, the EnviroMoms, and a long list of incredible (mostly) women I know on and offline.

Since late February, researchers from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Lincoln Park Zoo have been monitoring levels of cortisol (known as the stress hormone) in three species that have been reintroduced or restored by the forest preserve: wood frogs (designated as «in great need of conservation» in Illinois); spotted salamanders, a rare species for northeastern Illinois; and spring peepers, a frog species whose local populations are in decline.

What we do know is that nipple stimulation by various means releases the hormone oxytocin, which stimulates the uterus to contract.

It's helpful to know how to distinguish normal «baby blues» brought on by fatigue and hormones from true postpartum depression.

3.3.5 Neuro - endocrine Component It is widely known that oxytocin (sometimes called the love hormone) is released in the mother's blood by the posterior pituitary gland.

The cause of the nausea is not entirely known, but is believed that nausea is caused by the changes in body hormone and blood sugar imbalance.

It is believed to be caused by hormones that are passed from you to your little one even before birth, which can cause too much production of oil (otherwise known as sebum) in the oil glands and hair follicles.

According to Belly Belly, oats are a common lactogenic food, or galactagogue, that are known to impact the milk - making hormones produced by the pituitary gland.

What we now know from Unnatural Causes: «When the Bough Breaks» is that the stress hormones in pregnant women of color caused by the stress of daily engagements with racism may contribute to more complicated pregnancies and births, including prematurity and increased mortality and morbidity.

Another pregnancy week 12 symptom is a burning sensation in the chest, throat and abdomen which is considered to be normal and is known as heartburn which is caused by an increase in the progesterone hormone.

Oxytocin, also known as the «love hormone», could provide a new treatment for anorexia nervosa, according to new research by a team of British and Korean scientists.

A newer theory made a splash last year after researchers reported in Nature that they could radically reduce body fat — including visceral fat — and raise metabolic rates in mice by blocking the action of follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH), a substance better known for its role in reproduction.

It was known from previous studies that these mice have an overactive metabolism, caused by the energy needed to generate heat from brown fat, which might seem contradictory given their impaired thyroid hormone function.

People with diabetes can no longer regulate their blood sugar levels effectively via the hormone insulin, which is produced by beta cells in the pancreas.

Although scientists have long known that oxytocin, naturally produced by the pituitary gland, fosters attachment and bonding — it's called the cuddle hormone — this is the first evidence that it promotes trust.

Women with the KRAS - variant are also more susceptible to triple - negative breast cancer, tumors whose growth is not fueled by the hormones estrogen and progesterone, or by the presence of a particular genetic mutation known as HER2, which promotes cancer cell growth.

The finding, reported by a Stand Up to Cancer - Prostate Cancer Foundation Dream Team in the May 21 edition of the journal Cell, is based on an analysis of tumor samples from 150 men with metastatic prostate cancer that no longer responded to standard hormone - blocking therapy.

Hormone therapies, known as androgen deprivation therapies, help arrest the disease by reducing a patient's androgen levels.

While there's still no way to definitely know that the amygdalae are responding to postpartum chemical changes, «it's very likely,» Lonstein says, pointing out that the amygdalae are influenced by the body's reaction to hormones in other emotional settings.

Scientists knew this decrease in ferroportin could be achieved by increasing levels of hepcidin, a hormone which regulates iron levels.

Longo also knew of research by molecular biologist John Kopchick at Ohio University, which showed that mice with a mutation in their growth hormone receptor gene lived 40 percent longer than normal mice — the equivalent of an average American living to age 110.

Scientists already know the general role that ABA plays within plants, but by directly visualizing the hormone they can now better understand the complex interactions involving ABA when a plant is subjected to drought or other stress.

Moreover, these stem cell - derived cells released different amounts of hormone in response to known feedback signals generated by other organs in the body.

Although ethylene (or ethene) is best known as a plant hormone, humans also produce it as consequence of oxidative stress, caused for example by the UV radiation from the sun.

Arginine vasopressin (AVP), also known as argipressin or antidiuretic hormone (ADH), is a human hormone that is mainly released when the body is low on water; it causes the kidneys to conserve water by concentrating the urine.

Bovine growth hormone is also known to stimulate the production of insulinlike growth factor 1 (IGF1) by the liver; some studies have shown that high levels of IGF1 in the bloodstream may heighten the risk of prostate and breast cancers as well as a woman's chance of conceiving twins.

It was measured by monitoring urinary concentration of the major metabolite of melatonin, which is a hormone produced in the pineal gland known to be involved in the regulation of sleep cycles.

Up until now, scientists knew that leptin — a hormone released by fatty tissue, reduces appetite, while ghrelin — a hormone released by stomach tissue makes us want to eat more.

Also known by its chemical name, Indole -3-butyric Acid (IBA), Hormodin works by mimicking a plant hormone called auxin that regulates many aspects of plant growth.

For the new study, his team combined 23 hormone - disrupting chemicals known to have been used by oil and gas companies for fracking.

In her January 28, 2000 Science paper, Lindquist and postdoctoral fellow Liming Li created a novel prion by taking the prion - determining part of Sup35, a known yeast prion, and linking it to a mammalian hormone response factor.

Norepinephrine, more widely known as a «fight or flight» hormone, energizes the process by adding phosphate molecules to a nerve cell receptor called GluR1.

Should a woman wish to know if she's ovulating, she can find out by checking a sample of her saliva for luteinizing hormone.

The way we think, talk, act, remember, believe and function within a social society are all heavily influenced by the secretion of hormones from glands in the brain and body, which have been designed and refined over the course of human evolution to kick in when we need them, and deliver the beneficial effects that we all know so well.

Over 600 known metabolic functions happen via the liver, and virtually every nutrient, every hormone, every chemical must be bio-transformed, or made active, by the liver.

Thankfully, today we also know that the right nutritional choices will keep you young by optimizing and balancing your hormones, gut, and weight.

A second phase 3 study presented Sunday found that adding radiation to hormone therapy, also known as androgen - deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients with locally advanced or high - risk prostate cancer reduced the seven - year risk of dying by 43 percent compared to treating with hormone therapy alone.

The increased appetite is followed by an increased production of cortisol, also known as the stress hormone, which has the potential to slow down metabolism.

This hormone is also known as «hunger hormone» and several studies suggest that it is activated by stress.

Also known as «adult cradle cap,» sebo is a type of eczema triggered by stress, hormone imbalance, chemical irritants in shampoos, and extremely dry or cold weather.

The deep layer also acts as an organ, by producing molecules similar to hormones, known as lipokines which control body inflammation levels, insulin resistance, and many others.

Leptin signals your body that you are full and Ghrelin, the «hunger hormone», also known as lenomorelin, is a peptide hormone produced by ghrelinergic cells in the gastrointestinal tract and it signals your body that you are hungry.

The biological activity of estrogen and testosterone, the sex hormones of the body, which are believed to play a part in type 2 diabetes development are regulated by a protein known as SHBG (sex hormone - binding globulin).

The long - chained omega - 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA help with reducing inflammation by stimulating the release of anti-inflammatory compounds known as prostaglandins, which are akin to hormones and help decrease inflammation levels.

One theory says that a metabolic change caused by the HCA could be sending a signal to the brain that suppresses your appetite via the amino acid 5 - hydroxytryptophan, which is also a precursor to serotonin, otherwise known as the «happiness hormone».