Sentences with phrase «chemical compounds found»

She is currently representing school districts whose buildings are contaminated with PCBs, chemical compounds found in some construction materials.

Cannabidiol — CBD for short — is one of hundreds of cannabinoids, the chemical compounds found in cannabis, but unlike THC, the ingredient that makes you high, CBD offers medicinal benefits without the mind - altering effects.

(1) Polyphenolic substances can be characterized as chemical compounds found in plants.

It was discovered that a powerful relationship exists between IEL cells and specific chemical compounds found in green cruciferous vegetables such as kale, broccoli and cabbage.

It's important to know that although THC and CBD are the most studied components of cannabis, there are many more chemical compounds found within the plant, such as cannabigerol (CBG), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabidivarin (CBDV), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), terpenes, and flavonoids.

USDA scientists have identified two chemical compounds found in catnip that stable flies really hate.

Confronted with these findings, scientists began to wonder whether small quantities of synthetic chemical compounds found in our food and water — and in everyday products like makeup, plastics, and bug spray — could be sabotaging human fertility, undermining our immune systems, or affecting prenatal development.

In a new study published in the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, Drs. Ewa Kozela, Ana Juknat, Neta Rimmerman and Zvi Vogel of Tel Aviv University's Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Center for the Biology of Addictive Diseases and Sackler Faculty of Medicine demonstrate that some chemical compounds found in marijuana can help treat MS - like diseases in mice by preventing inflammation in the brain and spinal cord.

The $ 750 million UARS mission was designed to measure ozone and other chemical compounds found in Earth's ozone layer in order to better understand how the upper atmosphere affects our planet.

Some experts suggest that it's because of certain chemical compounds found in baobab fruit, such as triterpenoids, that the liver stays intact.

In my cell biology course, we investigate the biology and chemistry of a cell surface receptor that helps induce good feelings in us when it binds to a chemical compound found in incense; this may help explain why so many different cultures and religions have independently evolved the use of incense in their ceremonies and rituals.

BPA is a chemical compound found in plastics, used widely in products such as baby bottles and food containers.

The effort began when NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem reached out to Pullen after witnessing a spike in the number of pregnant women testing positive for THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, the chemical compound found in cannabis.

Extremely long - lived chemical compounds find their way to the stratosphere, even where the OH shield is intact.

Naringin, a natural chemical compound found in grapefruit, tastes bitter.

If you need more incentive to indulge in a glass of wine, here's more good news about the health benefits of resveratrol, a chemical compound found in grapes and some other foods.

«Our findings with rodents suggest that that it may be possible to reduce or even prevent learning and memory impairments through a derivative of the same chemical compound found in beer,» he said.

Synephrine is a chemical compound found in certain types of citrus fruits (particularly the bitter variety).

«CBD» is an abbreviation for cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive chemical compound found by extracting the stem of the hemp plant.

A main chemical compound found in Birch leaves is methyl salicylate, similar to salicylic acid used in aspirin.

The study found that a chemical compound found in ACV and other vinegars known as acetic acid helps to decrease the amount of insulin released when consuming starchy vegetables.

Allantoin, a natural chemical compound found in aloe, has mucilaginous qualities, meaning it has a soothing and demulcent effect.

Oxybenzone, a UV - filtering chemical compound found in 3,500 brands of sunscreen worldwide, can be fatal to baby coral and damaging to adults in high concentrations, according to the study published on Tuesday in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.

Not exact matches

He went back to the lab and started tasting compounds until he found the results of an experiment combining o - sulfobenzoic acid with phosphorus chloride and ammonia (tasting random chemicals is not generally considered a safe lab practice).

More troubling to some is that studies have shown that heme found in red meat facilitates the production of chemicals called N - nitroso - compounds, or NOCs, that have been shown to be carcinogenic.

Recent findings from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that capsaicin, the active chemical compound that gives chile peppers their heat, may reduce and even block chronic inflammation pathways in cancer cells.

A study published in the Archives of Environmental Health in 1999, found that disposable diapers release chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and dipentene.

Older cribs frequently have other chemicals such as «Deca», a previously very common flame retardant, or Tris, a compound found to cause genetic mutation.

Of particular interest were the feelings behind their perceptions of the food contact substance Bisphenol A (BPA), the heat - formed compound acrylamide, and a chemical commonly found in soil, arsenic.

Researchers tested the the foam padding in crib mattresses, and found they release significant amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), potentially harmful chemicals also found in household items such as cleaners and scented sprays.

The chemical compound toluene, which is found in many brands of nail polish has negative side effects to baby fetuses.

New York's two U.S. senators are pushing for safety standards for perfluorinated compounds and other unregulated industrial chemicals that have been found in public water systems.

A study in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology finds that mercury on the surface of dental fillings slowly turns to an inert sulfide compound, which should keep the mercury from harming the nervous system.

Fussenegger created his biological calculator by engineering an embryonic kidney cell to respond to two different chemicals: erythromycin (an antibiotic) and phloretin (a compound found in apple trees).

The researchers, who released their findings in the current issue of the Journal of Functional Foods, suggest that cruciferous vegetables — such as broccoli, brussels sprouts and cabbage — contain an organic chemical compound called indole glucosinolates, which breaks down into other compounds, including indolocarbazole — ICZ — in the stomach.

The researchers found that just as mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide, they are also drawn to a peppermint - scented compound called cyclopentanone, a chemical that triggers the same activation pathway through the cpA neuron.

The most promising chemical — sulforaphane, a naturally occurring compound found in cruciferous vegetables — tamped down glucose production by liver cells growing in culture, and shifted liver gene expression away from a diseased state in diabetic rats.

Eventually, scientists might even be able to learn how to re-modify damaged genes to reduce the risk for diseases, and the finding could help researchers identify chemical compounds and foods that fight disease by repairing those genes.

Specifically, the Mount Sinai study was designed to test whether pharmacological compounds designed to block the function of XPO1 / CRM1 could stop disease progression in mouse models that exhibit some of the characteristics of MS. Researchers found that two chemical agents (called KPT - 276 and KPT - 350) prevented XPO1 / CRM1 from shuttling cargo out of the nucleus of nerve cells, which protected them from free radicals and structural damage.

Researchers working on the Ribeirão Preto campus of the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that a bacterium found in the microbiota associated with leafcutter ant species Atta sexdens rubropilosa produces the so - called «trail pheromones,» i.e, the aromatic chemical compounds used by the ants to lay a trail to their nest.

To find new compounds for spraying and nets, IVCC has partnered with several large chemical companies including BASF, Syngenta, and Sumitomo to screen more than 4 million compounds in their libraries.

Like its human counterpart, the cat bitter taste receptor Tas2r43 was activated by bitter compounds aloin (found in the aloe plant) and denatonium (used to deter children and pets from consuming chemicals such as antifreeze) but responded differently to the compounds.

Other guidelines may be found at the relevant society website: for example the American Chemical Society gives standards for the characterization of organic and inorganic molecular compounds.

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 Pavillion, Wyo., where residents have complained of nerve damage and loss of sense of taste and smell, EPA superfund investigators found benzene and other hydrocarbons in well water samples, as well as methane gas, metals, and an unusual chemical variant of a compound used in hydraulic fracturing.

The other odor mixture consisted of the same two chemicals in opposite proportions (nine parts hexanol to one part octanone) paired with quinine, a compound that most of us find bitter and bees will actively avoid after tasting.

It went too far beyond the court's ruling on DNA, critics claimed, by suggesting that other naturally derived products — including chemical compounds, vaccines, seeds, and antibodies — must be «significantly different» from anything found in nature or else be immediately tossed out as patent ineligible.

The researchers tested nearly 200 people for their sensitivity for ten different chemical compounds that are commonly found in foods.

Either way, this finding means that increasing levels of carbon dioxide can affect trees both indirectly through global warming and directly as a chemical compound.

In recent years, scientists have identified a host of compounds called chemical elicitors — found, for example, in insect saliva — that can limit plant defenses, including the production of bad - tasting compounds that ward off herbivores.