Sentences with phrase «dna damage in our bodies»

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By optimizing the antioxidant systems in your body, you drastically lower the amount of DNA damage that occurs and therefore lower your risk of cancer.

Being obese or having a higher body mass index (BMI) while carrying a BRCA (BReast CAncer gene) mutation is positively linked with higher levels of damage to the DNA in normal breast gland cells, new research suggests.

But the molecules also affect the cells of the animal ingesting the food, by damaging the DNA, proteins, and other critical parts of the cells in their body.

Chemotherapies are potent toxins delivered into the bloodstream to kill tumor cells throughout the body by damaging DNA in rapidly dividing cells.

Day in and day out, in our bodies, the DNA in cells is damaged for a variety of reasons, and thus intercellular DNA - repair systems are fundamental to the maintenance of life.

Dying cells in a tumor (upper left) or damaged tissue release DNA fragments that course through blood and that contain markers that point to their origin in the body.

Every day, the DNA in each cell in our bodies is damaged up to 1 million times by everything from mutagens in the food we eat to the ultraviolet rays in sunlight.

As DNA damage is often one of the early steps in the development of cancer, the detection of micronuclei by cGAS could therefore be an important early alarm system allowing the human body to detect and remove potentially cancerous cells.

Fresh insights into how cells detect damage to their DNA — a hallmark of cancer — could help explain how the body keeps disease in check.

In the Medalist + C group, there were alterations in the DNA damage checkpoint pathway machinery that monitors the DNA repair process of the body's cellIn the Medalist + C group, there were alterations in the DNA damage checkpoint pathway machinery that monitors the DNA repair process of the body's cellin the DNA damage checkpoint pathway machinery that monitors the DNA repair process of the body's cells.

The two genes produce proteins that help repair damaged DNA, and alterations in either diminish the body's defense against cancer.

That, in turn, generates free radicals — unstable molecules that can damage DNA, creating additional mutations that allow the tumor to become more invasive, infiltrating tissues and migrating to other parts of the body.

Senescent cells originate from normal cells of our body that irreversibly cease to proliferate in response to DNA damage.

A new way to undo sun damage UV damage releases free radicals in your body that attack DNA structure, hinder the function of skin cells and cause mutations that may lead to cancer.

It also protects and reverses DNA damage and feeds every (billions) of cells in the body.

Another more common example is cigarette smoke, which causes chronic inflammation in the lungs, producing oxidation (and free - radicals) and leads to DNA damage and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as well as lung cancer.6 A hallmark of both of these processes in the activation of nuclear factor - Kappa B (NF - KB), which is a protein complex that the body produces in response to inflammation, free radicals, cytokines, all hallmarks of stress.

He Shou Wu stimulates the production of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), the most powerful antioxidant in the human body, which works to protect to cellular DNA from oxidative damage, which is widely believed to be one of the primary causes of aging.

Free radicals damage DNA and accelerate wear and tear in the body, similar to rust on a car.

When we glycate, when we sugarcoat our proteins, we create basically a free radical magnet in our body where those proteins attract free radicals and create damage to our DNA and oxidative stress.

They are highly reactive forms of oxygen whose effects can damage cell membranes and other structures in the body, including DNA and collagen.

They are highly reactive radicals that can start a chain reaction in the body, such as damaging cellular components, like DNA or the cell membrane, causing cells to function poorly or die.

Sunflower seeds are also a good source of selenium, which has been shown to induce DNA repair and synthesis in damaged cells, to inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, and to induce their apoptosis, the self - destruction mechanism the body naturally produces to eliminate worn out or abnormal cells.

These compounds protect cells from DNA damage and help to deactivate carcinogens in the body.

You may have heard of free radicals, highly reactive and unstable molecules that can be pretty damaging to our body by attacking our cells, protein membranes, and DNA while aiding in the development of a health problems like cancer.

In addition to having a strong defense against oxidative stress, it is important to optimize the body's ability to heal damaged DNA.

In fact, intermittent fasting boosts the immune system, stimulates the clean - up and recycling of old damaged cells, improves DNA repair, improves insulin sensitivity, and helps to protect the body against a number of different diseases.

They have been characterized as «marauders» in the body for they attack cell membranes and red blood cells and cause damage in DNA / RNA strands, thus triggering mutations in tissue, blood vessels and skin.

This disease can lead to high cholesterol and blood pressure, an increase in free radicals that can damage DNA, and promotes fat buildup in other areas of the body as well.

They are very dangerous and contribute to many health problems as they damage lipids, proteins, and DNA in our body.

Foods high in antioxidants work throughout the body to fight free radicals, unstable oxygen molecules that damage individual cell DNA and that can cause a host of problems.

Free radicals are unpaired molecules in the body that can be at the root of oxidative cell damage, and antioxidants have been well studied in their power to prevent cell and DNA damage from free radicals (6).

Most chips are fried in omega - 6 oils, which produce inflammation in the body and once heated, create free radicals that damage cell DNA when consumed.

The process of generating new free radicals is damaging to the molecules in our body's cells and DNA, proteins and fats.

These are the highly toxic compounds that promote oxidative stress in our bodies and can damage our DNA.

They actually took some DNA out of their bodies, put it in a test tube, and exposed it to a known DNA - damaging chemical.

Antioxidants help neutralize free radicals, which are highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons that can damage DNA, cells, and tissues in the body.

In this role, NAC scavenges the body for, and neutralizes, harmful free radicals that can cause oxidative damage to muscle tissue, bodily organs, and DNA.

Antioxidants decelerate the aging process by neutralizing free radicals in the body and preventing them from damaging skin cells and DNA.

It protects cells from DNA damage and reduces inflammation, benefiting every cell, system and function in the body.

Selenium is a trace mineral involved in maintaining reproductive health, metabolizing thyroid hormones, synthesizing DNA, and protecting the body from free radical damage and infection.

Flavonoids help decrease inflammation in the body while reducing DNA damage.

As it turns out, the body has built - in self - repair mechanisms that fix damaged proteins, repair DNA, correct hormonal imbalances, and gobble up cancer cells, infectious agents, and foreign bodies that our bodies are exposed to every day.

Selenium has been shown to induce DNA repair and synthesis in damaged cells, to inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, and to induce their apoptosis, the self - destruct sequence the body uses to eliminate worn out or abnormal cells.

Inflammation anywhere in the body creates free radicals which are unstable electrons that can cause damage to cell DNA and cause cell death.

Some anti-protozoal pet antibiotics work to kill the microorganisms in your pet's body by damaging its DNA, and by inhibiting cell growth and reproduction so that the infection resolves as the protozoa die off.

Some anti-protozoal antibiotics for cats work to kill the microorganisms in your cat's body by damaging its DNA, and by inhibiting cell growth and reproduction so that the infection goes away as the protozoa die off.

Ionizing radiation can damage DNA in the cells of our body, which in turn can lead to cancer.