Mult Scler Relat Disord
October 2024
Background: Women have a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than men. The natural reproductive period from menarche to menopause corresponds to the period of active inflammatory disease in MS. Mothers and pregnant women with MS need information about how their disease may affect pregnancy and breastfeeding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon-communicable diseases are particularly prevalent among low-income individuals and are associated with the consumption of processed foods, fat, and sugars. This work aims to evaluate the impacts of a nutrition education intervention for low socio-economic individuals on sensory perception, health-related parameters and gut microbiota. Twenty low-income adults underwent a 4-week intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBisphenol A (BPA) is one of the primary chemicals produced by volume worldwide. Extensive literature has raised many concerns about its possible involvement in the pathogenesis of kidney diseases, but its contribution has not been extensively studied. During cellular senescence, the interference of lipofuscin with cellular functions promotes further senescence, causing cellular malfunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe plasticizer bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the highest volume chemicals produced worldwide. Human exposure to BPA occurs almost constantly. BPA is an endocrine disruptor that interferes in estrogen receptor functions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical commonly used in the industrial sectors, hence humans are exposed to the compound repetitively. BPA is an endocrine disruptor and has been anticipated to interfere on chemical estrogen receptor functions and other nuclear hormone receptors. Estrogens are steroid hormones that, in addition to their neuroendocrine roles, affect water and salt intakes in numerous species, including humans and rodents.
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