• However, even low doses of substances that disrupt the body's own hormones, known as endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), can exert important biological effects during critical windows of susceptibility. (mcgill.ca)
  • Yes, it sounds scary, but we aren't without recourse: While NRDC works to get better safeguards in place, there are ways you can try to steer clear of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs. (nrdc.org)
  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can contribute to the development of certain disorders and are known to have a high health-care burden in some countries. (nature.com)
  • Parabens , triclosan (TCS), triclocarban (TCC), and bisphenol A and its analogues (BPs) are used in various industrial and consumer products and are typical endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). (bvsalud.org)
  • Here's the bad news: Synthetic chemicals in products like plastics and fragrances can mimic hormones and interfere with or disrupt the delicate endocrine dance. (nrdc.org)
  • Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the USA: a population-based disease burden and cost analysis. (nature.com)
  • Estimating burden and disease costs of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in the European Union. (nature.com)
  • Scientific issues relevant to setting regulatory criteria to identify endocrine-disrupting substances in the European Union. (nature.com)
  • Occurrence, Distribution, and Human Exposure of Several Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Indoor Dust: A Nationwide Study. (bvsalud.org)
  • Endocrine disrupting properties. (janusinfo.se)
  • Disruption of the Per2 uORF disrupts the amplitude of circadian rhythms ( left ) and reduces sleep in mice ( right ). (eurekalert.org)
  • Our results suggest translation disrupting mechanisms relating uORF variation to reduced protein expression, and demonstrate that translation at uORFs is genetically constrained in 50% of human genes. (nature.com)
  • But we do know that phthalates, one class of chemicals typically found in fragrance, can disrupt hormones. (nrdc.org)
  • Once hormone-disrupting chemicals enter our bodies, they can be mistaken for natural hormones like estrogen and testosterone, thereby preventing our actual hormones from doing their job well. (harvard.edu)
  • When a hormone-disrupting chemical gets in the way during these windows, it can change the ways these processes happen. (nrdc.org)
  • Our new study, led by Anna Young with the Harvard Healthy Buildings program and colleagues in the Duke Stapleton Lab , found that office workers are commonly exposed to hormone-disrupting chemical mixtures. (harvard.edu)
  • Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Exposure to common air and water pollutants can disrupt the structure and function of the mucosal system, according to a new study, the body's natural lubricant and first line of defense against infection. (upi.com)
  • Researchers suggest microplastics in water can also disrupt the body's natural lubrication system. (upi.com)
  • When this apparatus is disrupted by factors such as infection, low-fiber diet, antibiotics, and alcohol, then it cannot function normally to selectively keep out the harmful intraluminal substances. (medscape.com)
  • And I'm looking forward to presenting Disrupting the Disrupted-- Leading Digital Transformation in the Social Services Sector. (quest.com)
  • Disrupting Craft: Renwick Invitational 2018 features essays written by the jurors that explore how each artist has used their chosen media to contribute beyond the confines of the art world. (si.edu)
  • Disrupting Craft: Renwick Invitational 2018 opens Friday, November 9, and might be just what you need this week. (si.edu)
  • And some plastics contain hormone-disrupting chemicals. (nrdc.org)
  • Bringing together personal narratives from investigative journalists who have successfully found, verified and published stories using social media platforms and Web based communications, Disrupting Investigative Journalism explores the risks and benefits that come from this kind of digital collaboration. (routledge.com)
  • In this mini-course taught by Debbie Stirling, CEO of Goldieblox and mentor on Discovery's I Quit, you'll learn three principles to disrupt an industry. (shopify.com)
  • We're disrupting the salon side of the industry. (forbes.com)
  • Our sleep data suggests that disrupting uORFs can have physiological impacts on mice behavior, which shows that you don't have to mutate the protein to have an effect," explains Rikuhiro Yamada who analyzed the phenotype of the mice using the lab's snappy sleep stager system. (eurekalert.org)
  • But it was, and it hasn't quite finished disrupting the data center. (f5.com)
  • Violence also erodes communities by reducing productivity, decreasing property values, and disrupting social services. (cdc.gov)
  • And by trying to answer this basic timing question, we found that ribosomes bind an upstream open reading frame in Period2 which altered the amplitude of circadian rhythms and disrupted sleep in mice," adds lead author Arthur Millius. (eurekalert.org)
  • Amherst, Mass. - Earlier today, PETA supporters disrupted the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) faculty orientation at Hotel UMass, where they interrupted Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy's speech in order to expose the school's horrific menopause experiments on marmoset monkeys . (peta.org)
  • A shortage (deficiency) of CDKL5 or impairment of its function disrupts brain development, but it is unclear how these changes cause the specific features of CDKL5 deficiency disorder. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In a case study, supplies of a prostate cancer medicine, made in a sophisticated process in the UK and used in 80 countries including all of Europe, could be disrupted in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit. (medscape.com)
  • The meteoric rise of Airbnb across cities has disrupted rental housing markets worldwide as property owners took advantage of a new avenue for investment returns. (edu.au)
  • DUBAI: Flights at Dubai's international airport, one of the world's busiest, were briefly disrupted Sunday due to "suspected drone activity," officials said. (arabnews.com)
  • Division can disrupt an entire legislative session. (columbian.com)
  • In just two years, they disrupted the status quo. (mediapost.com)
  • Analysing disrupted health sectors: a modular manual / Enrico Pavignani and Sandro Colombo. (who.int)
  • She was fascinated by the concept of disrupting the classic consumer packaged goods space. (forbes.com)
  • We'll be joining developers and tech innovators at the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin in December, we hope to see you there too! (esri.com)
  • Dubai Airports can confirm that flight arrivals were briefly disrupted at Dubai International from 12:36 (0836 GMT) to 12:51 (0851 GMT) UAE local time this afternoon due to suspected drone activity," a spokesperson said in a statement Sunday. (arabnews.com)
  • Operations at two Japanese factories producing flash memory chips have been disrupted by the contamination of industrial materials, chipmaker Kioxia Corp said yesterday. (taipeitimes.com)
  • Claiming it will 'disrupt the disrupters,' Green Tomato Cars , which calls itself an eco-friendly car service and has found success in London , plans to go up against Uber, Lyft and other app-dispatched, ride-share companies offering an alternative to traditional taxis in the Washington, D.C. ,market. (cnbc.com)