Sentences with phrase «disrupting chemicals which»

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The squeeze system Sharei then designed to temporarily disrupt cell membranes — for which he's been granted most of his 10 patents — is the basis for SQZ Biotech, the company he co-founded in 2013 with the pioneering MIT professors he worked for: Klavs Jensen, the school's head of chemical engineering, and Robert Langer, a renowned bioengineer and serial entrepreneur.

NFP does not pour chemicals into the body which disrupt a woman's natural cycle.

Air fresheners are largely unnecessary and contain harmful hormone disrupting chemicals, which can be especially harmful to children.

As well as fragrances, you will not find sulfates or 1,4 - dioxane in this product either which are both chemicals that disrupt the natural balance of the skin and scalp.

Many disposables also add fragrance to their diapers to mask fecal odours or chemical odours, which in many cases contain phthalates, the class of chemicals known to disrupt the endrocrine system.

For example, a series of studies using these computer models looked at the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which outside of the U.S. is tightly regulated as an endocrine disrupting chemical.

A complex set of chemical processes dissolves that CO2 and turns it into carbonic acid, which dissolves shells and coral, creating a cascade effect that could disrupt entire marine ecosystems.

Tissue from their placentas, the uterine structure that provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, was analyzed for a specific enzyme, CYP1A1, which changes endocrine - disrupting chemicals into a form that can interfere directly with the body's thyroid hormone receptors.

Greenpeace said 12 of the 27 articles it tested contained residues of nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), used in textile manufacturing which it said can break down into hormone - disrupting chemicals when released from garments during washing.

Obesity is a key driver of Type 2 Diabetes, given that excess abdominal fat causes fat cells to release a «pro-inflammatory» chemical which can make the body less sensitive to the insulin it produces and disrupt the ability of insulin - responsive cells to fulfill their function.

In the brain, cytokines can disrupt the production and release of several important signaling chemicals, including serotonin, dopamine and glutamate, which help control emotion, appetite, sleep, learning and memory.

The researchers studied the effect of di -(2 - ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), which is among the most widely used endocrine - disrupting chemicals.

Many of these identified endocrine - disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which include pesticides and substances used in manufacturing a multitude of products, have been reported to interfere with thyroid hormone function, yet public health policy does not fully address the risks to vulnerable populations.

Regulators are concerned because growing evidence shows that some synthetic chemicals — including those found in in insecticides, herbicides, fumigants, fungicides, detergents, resins and plasticizers — may disrupt the body's endocrine system, which controls many important functions by emitting hormones, or natural chemical messengers.

In this study, led by Professor Zafar Bashir from Bristol's School of Physiology and Pharmacology, the researchers studied neurotransmitters, called glutamate and dopamine, which work together in controlling normal transmission between these brain regions by communicating chemical information throughout our brain and are disrupted in schizophrenics.

Because of this lapse, WatchFrog is targeting its tests to OECD guidelines, which define hormone disruptors as chemicals that can disrupt the ability of a fish to produce eggs or change sex or prevent a tadpole from metamorphosing.

Early exposure in the human womb to phthalates, which are common environmental chemicals, disrupts the masculinization of male genitals, according to a new study that will be presented Sunday at the Endocrine Society's 97th annual meeting in San Diego.

A set of chemical processes dissolves that CO2 and turns it into carbonic acid and sets off a complex changes to the chemistry of seawater, which dissolves shells and coral and creates a cascade effect that could disrupt entire marine ecosystems.

As of this writing, there have been 168 chemicals nominated to the Candidate List, five of which were nominated based on their endocrine disrupting properties (Bis (2 - ethyl) phthalate (DEHP), 4 -(1,1,3,3 - tetramethylbutyl) phenol, 4 -(1,1,3,3 - tetramethylbutyl) phenol ethoxylated, 4 - Nonylphenol branched and linear, 4 - Nonylphenol branched and linear ethoxylated).

Alzheimer's disease disrupts neurotransmitters, which are the chemicals that carry messages between brain cells.

Even if cosmetics ingredients do prove harmful in further studies, scientists also have yet to pinpoint the exact mechanism by which hormone - disrupting chemicals may affect breast health.

Medications can block or disrupt reproductive hormones, which are the chemicals responsible for sexual desire.

BPA is considered an endocrine - disrupting chemical, which means it may act like a hormone in the body and affect the functioning of natural hormones, like estrogen.

Researchers released this particular fragrance study on the heels of the President's Cancer Panel report, which suggests avoiding these hormone - disrupting chemicals due to cancer concerns.

If passed, the legislation would substantially increase federal research into threats from hormone - disrupting chemicals and require the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to report to the public every two years on the extent to which hormone disruption by chemicals poses a threat to human health and the environment.

Too much protein also raises an alertness chemical in the brain called orexin, which can disrupt your sleep.

Fragrance / Perfume: A source of hidden chemicals such as phthalates, which have been linked to hormone disrupting effects.

Refined sodium contains additives and chemicals which can only disrupt the actual fluid equilibrium in the body.

Lancet, very prestigious journal, came out with an article in October of 2016 saying that in America, which we have the most endocrine disrupting chemicals, we have an 11 million IQ points lost every year from exposure to these chemicals.

German researchers at Martin Wagner and Jorg Oehlmann of the Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, and Michael Schlusener and Thomas Ternes of the German Federal Institute of Hydrology have found thatendocrine disrupting chemicals, which could affect development and reproduction, to be contaminated in 18 different bottled water products.

This month we take a critical look at the role of environmental contaminants, many of which act as endocrine disrupting chemicals, in women's health, especially endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and infertility.

When they collide with cells, they can start a chain chemical reaction that disrupts the workings of the cell, which can damage or kill cells.

The major choice in the U.S. is between «chemical» sunscreens, which have inferior stability, penetrate the skin and may disrupt the body's hormone systems, and «mineral» sunscreens (zinc and titanium), which often contain micronized — or nano - scale particles of those minerals.

Don't Eat Raw Cruciferous Vegetables — Cruciferous vegetables like: broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, kale, collard greens, bok choy and cabbage contain goitrogens which is a chemical that suppresses the function of the thyroid gland by disrupting and blocking the enzyme that lets your thyroid use the iodine in your body to make the thyroid hormone.

PFOA and its replacements are suspected to belong to a large class of artificial compounds called endocrine - disrupting chemicals; these compounds, which include chemicals used in the production of pesticides, plastics and gasoline, interfere with human reproduction and metabolism and cause cancer, thyroid problems and nervous - system disorders.

«Global geoengineering is completely disrupting the hydrological cycle, destroying the ozone layer (which is exposing all life on Earth to extreme UV radiation), and contaminating the entire surface of the planet with highly toxic bioavailable heavy metals and chemicals.

Researchers of a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters on Aug. 4 said that the military camp's infrastructure, which include the remaining biological, radioactive and chemical wastes, could re-enter the environment and disrupt nearby ecosystem because of climate change.

The culprit is endocrine - disrupting chemicals, which are found in plastics, furniture, flame retardants, cosmetics, receipts, nail polish, hand sanitizer, metal food cans, toys, pesticides, fast food, and countless other items — ordinary items, as you can see, that we handle on a daily basis.