How a new chemical can change your life
Petrochemicals can alter the way you think about your body, how you eat, how your hair looks and how you breathe, according to a new study.
The chemical is also used in the manufacture of plastics and paints.
The study is the first to examine how the chemicals interact in the human body, according the scientists at the University of Chicago and Duke University.
It found that the chemical, called 5-fluoro-1-phenylindole, affects the human central nervous system.
The researchers say it may also influence how a person’s brain responds to stress.
The chemicals used in synthetic chemicals, or synthetic hormones, are widely used in cosmetics, personal care products and pharmaceuticals.
In addition, they are often prescribed by doctors for conditions such as obesity and diabetes.
The new study was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
The findings are based on data from 1,769 adults who took a drug called 3-fluorouracil or 3-FUs on a daily basis.
The drug blocks the enzyme 5-aminobutyrate that is responsible for converting the 5-acetyl-L-tryptophan, the main ingredient of dopamine, to serotonin.
The 5-FU also blocks the receptor 5-oxodopamine, which is also involved in the process of the brain’s serotonin release.
Researchers found that people who took 3-FU for a year had a smaller amount of 5-fUs in their blood than those who didn’t take the drug.
The drugs also reduced the level of serotonin in the brain.
The scientists found that those who took the drugs had higher levels of 5,8-dihydroxyvitamin D in their urine.
And the 4-fluorosulfonyl fluoride, which was found in 3-fU, also increased the levels of serotonin.
“There is an increase in serotonin and dopamine release,” said study co-author Richard L. Schwartz, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Duke University School of Medicine.
“This increases the activity of serotonin and the release of serotonin.”
Schwartz, who was not involved in this study, is also a professor at the School of Science and Engineering and of chemical engineering at Duke.
The other authors are Daniel K. Fuchs, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry at the Duke University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Jana S. Halkovic, an assistant professor in Duke’s Department of Chemistry.
They wrote in their study: “We conclude that there is an interaction between the 5FUs and serotonin, dopamine, and other neurotransmitters in the brains of those who take 3-Fu.”
A previous study showed that 3-fenoxy-4-sulfonate, an ingredient found in many natural products, also affects serotonin and serotonin receptors.
Schwartz said that the researchers are now working on testing a different drug that mimics the effect of the new 5-FU drug in humans.
The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health.