Sentences with phrase «environmental exposure to certain chemicals»

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It is also influenced by some as yet unknown environmental factors (some speculate a susceptibility to certain viruses such as coxsackie, others implicate exposure to certain very specific chemicals, most certainly not included in baby formula).

According to the principal investigator of this research project, Juan Pedro Arrebola, from the Biohealth Research Institute (IBS), «there is currently an increasing tendency in the impact of a diversity of different types of cancer, which can be attributed in part to the influence of several environmental factors, such as exposure to certain chemical pollutants.»

For example, in response to questions about whether certain environmental chemicals may interfere with the endocrine system and cause negative effects, government and scientific bodies have been working to distinguish between whether a substance is merely endocrine active, or whether, under certain exposure scenarios, a substance goes beyond a simple interaction that is reversible and causes no harm to one that results in adverse health effects — endocrine disruption.

The NTP is affiliated with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which awarded Southern Research a 10 - year contract to evaluate the long - term effects of early - life exposure to certain chemicals.

Autoimmunity is a multifactorial condition; certain infections, stress, chronic inflammation in the gut, genetics, allergies and food intolerances, and environmental exposure to chemicals can all play a role in the development of autoimmune disease.

The study was performed to determine if exposure to certain types of environmental chemicals would further increase the risk of TCC in this breed of dog.

While some birth defects occur for unknown reasons or because of genetic factors, and may be unpreventable as such, others occur because of environmental factors, such as the developing fetus» exposure to certain chemicals or medications.