The research showed a strong relationship
between high levels of the chemicals and both insulin resistance and blood pressure.
Not exact matches
Following last Friday night's coordinated missile attack by a coalition
of U.S., U.K. and French forces against Syrian
chemical weapons facilities, there was a
high level of consternation about whether the barrage
of targeted airstrikes would escalate into a dangerous and wide - ranging military engagement
between the Assad - led Syrian government backers (Russia, Iran, Hezbollah) and NATO forces.
Blood samples from infants who died
of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) had
high levels of serotonin, a
chemical that carries signals along and
between nerves, according to a study funded in part by the National Institutes
of Health.
Even more troubling, her study found a link
between high blood
levels of lycopene's
chemical cousin, beta - carotene, and an increased risk
of aggressive prostate cancer — not enough to justify avoiding carrots and other food sources
of beta - carotene but an ominous sign that not all food - derived compounds are necessarily benign when taken at
higher doses.
In the new study, at ages
of one week and one month, the preterm babies had
between five and 500 times
higher levels of several
of the
chemicals (known as DEHP, BBzP and DiNP) than full - term infants.
Blood samples from infants who died
of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) had
high levels of serotonin, a
chemical that carries signals along and
between nerves, according to a study funded in part by the National Institutes
of Health.
Research out
of the University
of Cambridge has verified the link
between toxic
chemicals called aldehydes, the destruction
of DNA repair mechanisms and a
higher risk
of cancer due to their effects at the cellular
level.
But they also found that produced water contained potentially toxic chlorocarbons and organobromides, probably formed from interactions
between high levels of bacteria in the water and salts or
chemical treatments used in fracking fluids.