The active ingredient in medicines commonly used to treat yeast infections has the potential to disrupt steroid hormone levels, according to a study from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark. This can have consequences for sexual development in unborn babies if women use these medicines during pregnancy. Steroid (sex) hormones play a central […]
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German chemicals giant Bayer says to produce Curevac vaccine
Chemicals giant Bayer announced Monday it will produce from 2022 a coronavirus vaccine that fellow German pharmaceuticals company CureVac is developing. “I am happy to tell you that we have the necessary capacities to produce CureVac’s mRNA-based vaccine,” Bayer’s head of pharmaceuticals Stefan Oelrich told reporters. He added that the company aimed to produce 160 […]
A dust-up: Microbes interact with harmful chemicals in dust
The dust that settles throughout our homes and offices almost always contains bits of chemicals that can cause problems for the human endocrine system, scientists say. But a new study indicates that the microbes we track into buildings—the microscopic bacteria and other microorganisms that thrive on our skin and outdoors—can help break those chemicals down. […]
Secret Fattening discovered these chemicals in the food, our metabolism will be disturbed significantly
How endocrine disruptors affect our hormone balance In a large EU-research project studied a group of chemicals that are suspected to influence the metabolism of the person is negative. There are numerous indications that so-called endocrine disruptors weight gain as well as metabolic disorders such as fatty liver, high blood promote fat levels, and Diabetes. […]