Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY AT-A-GLANCE Toxic chemicals found in hand sanitizers and other disinfectants, as well as household items like furniture and electronics, could be harming brain development in children Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio found quaternary compounds, or QACs, were damaging to oligodendrocytes, a type of glial cell in the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord After 10 daily doses of a QAC called cetylpyridinium chloride — starting just five days after birth — mice had reduced numbers of oligodendrocytes in their brains Typically, oligodendrocytes keep developing from before birth into adulthood,
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