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“Participants with the highest serum PBDE levels were more than four times more likely to die of cancer than those with the lowest levels, even after considering age, sex, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, and other factors that influence cancer death risk.”

“AngII is a hormone that increases blood pressure by constricting the blood vessels and is the principal mediator for the development and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm. The researchers generated mice with genetic deficiencies by crossbreeding, and then infused the mice with AngII.”

“These genetic differences may also drive alcohol consumption and tobacco use, the research showed. Researchers analyzed the genetic makeup of more than 6,500 people to determine if they carried a particular gene variant of FGF21 – a hormone produced in the liver – called rs838133.”

“Physical exertion and strong emotions activate the body's stress response, triggering the release of hormones that restrict blood flow to the body's tissues, including the heart. A 2016 study found that these stressors increase the risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack).”

“They noted that levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6, a pro-inflammatory cytokine) and prostaglandins (hormone-like molecules that are involved in inflammation) increased in the animals' brains. In addition, the animals exhibited a low mood.”

“Catecholamines serve dual roles as neurotransmitters and hormones and preserve homeostasis via the autonomic nervous system. They also signal adipose tissue to break down triglycerides and release them into the bloodstream, subsequently facilitating the uptake and oxidation of fatty acids within the muscle tissue.”

“Plastics may be a hidden contributor to heart disease: chemical additives that disrupt hormone function and damage blood vessels. Evidence indicates that di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP)—a phthalate used to soften plastics—drives oxidative stress, metabolic dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease.”

“Whereas chimpanzee hearts are adapted to relatively low levels of activity interspersed with short bursts of resistance activities, the human heart has adapted to allow humans to engage in low- to moderate-intensity endurance activities to facilitate the acquisition and preparation of food.”

“> He and his colleagues hypothesize that the bone marrow cells that produce BDNF fine tune the appetite response, although a host of different appetite-controlling hormones produced by the regular nerve cells in the hypothalamus do the lion's share of the work.”

“They also injected DHA or BDNF, a growth factor involved in neurogenesis, into the brains of the mice. Mice that ate the DHA-containing diet showed improvements in body mass, glucose metabolism, activity levels, and response to leptin, a hormone involved in appetite control.”