The research, conducted in Benin City in southern Nigeria, suggests toxic metals and other contaminants in e-waste are reducing levels of
key hormones in men in developing countries and could contribute to reduced sperm levels, and cause damage to the sperm's DNA, stability and ability to fertilize eggs.
Both leptin and ghrelin,
key hormones in the control of body fatness and appetite show a circadian rhythm and are disrupted by sleep disturbance.
Insulin and IGF - 1 are
key hormones in acne.
Insulin is one of
the key hormones in regulating this sort of growth.
The reason is simple: Cortisol, the main stress hormone, controls the levels of the other
key hormones in your body, including thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
Finally, it can help to improve the production of
key hormones in your body including testosterone, growth hormone, and insulin.
Sleep scientists have found that when specific light receptors in our eyes are exposed to a particular wavelength of blue light, we feel more alert because the brain suppresses melatonin,
a key hormone in regulating sleep.
Additionally, insulin,
a key hormone in building muscle is the arch-enemy of fat burn and is released every time you consume carbs.
Diets low in biotin impair the production of insulin,
a key hormone in the balancing of blood sugar.
Not exact matches
The experimental drug targets
hormones that are
key in regulating the body's blood - sugar levels: GLP - 1, GIP, and glucagon.
There are other factors at play though, and many recent studies have shown that the micro biome
in our guts that is the foundation of our immune system and a major factor
in hormone production is
key to overall health.
The
key to weight loss is not counting calories — this should be evident by the obesity problem we have here
in the U.S. Losing weight has much more to do with eliminating the bad calories while increasing the good calories, using a strategic system that takes into account how your body's
hormones allow it to process those nutrients.
- Helps to increase energy levels, without causing stress to the endocrine system and
key organs
in the body - helps to reduce chronic fatigue - balances
hormones in men and women, as it contains amino acids which are the building blocks for
hormones.
Children's stress rates improved, too: Their daily patterns of rising and falling levels of cortisol, a
key stress
hormone, were no longer abnormal, as is often the case with children
in the high - stress situation that is foster care.
Other factors such as
hormones and genes also cause hair loss, but the
key factor is the deficiency
in nutrients.
As the
key chemical messengers inside your body,
hormones tell everything
in your body what to do, and when to do it.
After giving birth many new mothers experience blood loss, fatigue, and a drop
in their high pregnancy
hormones; all of which are thought of as
key factors
in the development of the «baby blues» and postpartum depression (PPD).
Here is the
key to natural pain relief: During birth you want to reduce cortisol levels, the
hormone produced
in response to stress, and catecholamines, the «fight or flight»
hormones, produced
in response of fear.
The mother's
hormone levels are the
key component
in the baby's future health, claims Carlsen.
Chronic stress
in the mother during pregnancy overwhelms her ability to cope, and results
in the release of neurochemicals and
hormones that can disrupt
key systems
in a developing baby (especially vulnerable is the baby's neurological development), much
in the same way as a chemical like lead does.
Through observation and study of over 1,000 mothers with lactation insufficiency, as well as a review of the available literature about glandular development and lactation, it becomes evident that the
hormone insulin is a
key player
in this drama.
Hormones like vasopressin and oxytocin are
key in helping create a sense of closeness
in relationships and play a starring role
in both scenarios.
Associated with affection and trust, the
hormone oxytocin is probably a
key factor
in the interaction between dogs and humans.
Some researchers have already pinpointed certain
hormones and amino acids that are
key players
in type 2 diabetes.
«Thyroid
hormone key part
in the vascular regulation of body temperature.»
«This adds to the importance of neuroendocrine
hormones as
key factors
in regulating the maternal immune response» during pregnancy.
The next step
in this line of investigation, already
in development, is to learn how cellular responses vary, on a molecular level, among roots of flooded plants when the
hormone is not present, which would make it possible to create a response model where this signaling path would play a
key role.
Alternatively, epigenetic changes — changes
in the way genes are switched on and off — influencing
key genes, induced by sex
hormones, may be responsible.
A whole range of physiological factors — alertness, mental acuity, body temperature and the production of
key body
hormones — rise and fall
in a 24 - hour cycle, directed by poorly understood «pacemakers»
in the brain.
They had identified a
key gene
in the beet cyst nematode that makes the cytokinin
hormone.
A team at the University of Missouri Bond Life Sciences Center collaborated with scientists at the University of Bonn
in Germany to discover genetic evidence that the parasite uses its own version of a
key plant
hormone and that of the plants to make root cells vulnerable to feeding.
Testosterone is a
key male sex
hormone involved
in maintaining sex drive, erectile function and sperm production.
The lipoprotein transport system holds the
key to understanding the mechanisms by which genes, diet, and
hormones interact to regulate the plasma cholesterol level
in man.
Years of diabetes research carried out on mice whose DNA had been altered with a human growth
hormone gene is now ripe for reinterpretation after a new study by researchers at KU Leuven confirms that the gene had an unintended effect on the mice's insulin production, a
key variable
in diabetes research.
Sweeney measured auxin, a
key plant growth
hormone, and found more of this gene expressed
in neighboring plants when an injured plant was around.
A
hormone is like a microscopic
key floating
in the bloodstream: When it finds a matching lock, it binds to the receptor and triggers the cell to do something, such as grow or divide.
Saturated fat dulls the brain's response to
key appetite
hormones, an effect useful
in our evolutionary past during times of scarcity, but not so much
in a well - fed society
Biologists at UC San Diego have succeeded
in visualizing the movement within plants of a
key hormone responsible for growth and resistance to drought.
The NUCKS protein is a
key player
in insulin signalling, an important biochemical pathway that is needed to respond to insulin
hormones, which promote the uptake of glucose to regulate blood glucose levels.
They show that the timing of synthesis of a steroid
hormone called ecdysone is sensitive to nutrition
in the fruit fly and describe the
key proteins involved
in this regulatory mechanism.
Epigenetic changes at
key points
in the pathway through which testosterone exerts its effects on the fetus could blunt or enhance the
hormone's activity as needed, the authors suggest.
Dr. Swan is senior investigator on this presentation, which provides new information about how phthalates target a
key pregnancy
hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which is made by the placenta and can be measured
in the mother's blood and urine.
The gene Gas5Â acts as a brake on steroid
hormone receptors, making it a
key player
in diseases such as
hormone - sensitive prostate and breast cancer.
We identified homozygous inactivating mutations
in RAB3GAP, encoding RAB3 GTPase activating protein, a
key regulator of the Rab3 pathway implicated
in exocytic release of neurotransmitters and
hormones,
in 12 families with Micro syndrome.
Sex
hormones may be a
key to explain these differences
in men and women, generally suggesting that women are protected by estrogens, hindering the progression of nondiabetic renal disease at least before menopause (333).
The effect of a novel antagonist of growth
hormone releasing
hormone on cell proliferation and on the
key cell signaling pathways
in nine different breast cancer cell lines.
In postpartum depression, the GABA pathway may play a key role in regulating hormones that researchers believe play a critical role in triggering PPD, Meltzer - Brody sai
In postpartum depression, the GABA pathway may play a
key role
in regulating hormones that researchers believe play a critical role in triggering PPD, Meltzer - Brody sai
in regulating
hormones that researchers believe play a critical role
in triggering PPD, Meltzer - Brody sai
in triggering PPD, Meltzer - Brody said.
Numerous
hormones and systems play a role
in early menopause (and menopause
in general), and a
key player is estrogen.
It's well - known as the
hormone for sex drive and libido, but it is a
key player
in muscle formation, bone mass, fat distribution, and brain health.
This
hormone plays a
key role
in repairing damaged tissue, rebuilding muscle and becoming ripped.