Sentences with phrase «damaging chemicals called»

Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, warns that the ingredients belong to a family of hormone - damaging chemicals called endocrine disruptors.

I highly recommend and endorse this product for any pet, especially the aging dog or cat, where damaging chemicals called free radicals are produced in their bodies leading to degenerative disease of any organ system, which proanthozone can help prevent, along with a good natural diet.

The scientists revealed that these very commonly used antibiotics caused profound damage to the mitochondria, and this led to a dramatic increase in the production of damaging chemicals called free radicals.

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Reactive oxygen species, also called free radicals, are chemicals that typically contain oxygen, are known to be found in cigarette smoke, and cause DNA damage in cells.

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.

Like many plants, when tobacco is damaged — by hungry herbivores or otherwise — it gives off chemicals called green leaf volatiles (GLVs).

A few years ago, MS researchers were focused on a new type of immune cell called the Th - 17 cell, which appeared to be a key player in driving the neuronal damage in MS. Because Th - 17 cells produce the cytokine IL - 17, researchers likewise thought this chemical was essential to the disease.

It belongs to a group of chemicals called reactive oxygen species (ROS), which scientists suspect to have a damaging effect on cells and their components.

This molecule, which the researchers call pteronenone, had a structure similar to that of chemicals which absorb the Sun's damaging ultraviolet rays and are carried by other planktonic creatures (Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol 60, p 780).

Called the «bystander effect,» the findings led to speculation that the radiation was creating some agent in the cytoplasm — an unidentified chemical — that then damaged nuclear DNA.

As long ago as the 1950s, scientists discovered that many diseases — including heart disease, strokes, cancer, diabetes, cataracts, arthritis and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's — were linked to damage caused by highly destructive chemicals called free radicals.

Exactly how the tea protects against heart disease remains unclear, but Kuriyama speculates that antioxidant chemicals in green tea, called polyphenols, reduce the action of free radicals in the body, which may damage cells.

According to one popular theory, when mitochondria extract energy from chemicals, by - products called oxygen radicals damage mitochondrial DNA and other critical molecules.

Photodynamic therapy (PDT), involves the use of chemicals called photosensitizers that are activated by exposure to specific wavelengths of light to release reactive molecules that can damage nearby cells.

Cells lining the blood vessels send chemical signals, called cytokines, to the tumour to help it resist DNA damage and to recover.

Another well - known invention is a process called bioorthogonal chemical reactions, which can be used to label proteins, sugars, and other molecules in living cells and animals without damaging the cells.

That news alone was an exciting breakthrough, but there's more: In lab mice, damaged retinal ganglion cells survived longer and were able to regenerate when excess zinc was removed through a chemical process called chelation.

Without BRCA - induced DNA repair, a molecule called ATM kinase sensed the excessive DNA breaks and activated a chemical pathway that kills off damaged cells.

Earlier work had shown that chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), which are found in cigarette smoke, can kill mouse eggs, so the team set out to find out how PAHs do their damage.

Existing techniques for transferring such thin films from a substrate rely on a process called chemical etching, but the chemicals involved in that process can damage or contaminate the film.

They increase immunity via a process called autophagy, which cleans up damaged cells, removes neurotoxins and breaks down toxic chemicals so they are more easily filtered from the body.

However, so many of these so - called «beauty products» are loaded with skin - damaging chemicals.

Some butterbur preparations do contain chemicals called pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), which can damage the liver and cause other serious harm.

Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant, meaning it protects tissues against the damaging effects of chemicals called free radicals which are produced in the body as a normal part of metabolism.

This novel chemical has been shown to provide aggressive brain antioxidant protection, helping to reduce the damaging effects of villainous toxins called free radicals.

Previous research has also shown that short - term fasting can produce molecules called free radicals, which are highly reactive chemicals that can cause damage to the body at a cellular and may be associated with impaired organ function, cancer risk and accelerated aging.

According to a report published by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) last November, a variety of flea and tick pesticides contain chemicals called «organophosphate insecticides,» or OPs, which have been linked to brain damage, harm to the human endocrine system, and certain kinds of cancer.

You should also keep in mind that unripe potatoes contain a chemical called solanine which can be damaging to your cat's nervous system and digestion — you should also steer clear of the leaves and stems of the potato plant.

Free radicals are charged ions and compounds that damage tissues and organs via a chemical process called oxidation.

These vegetables contain chemicals that damage red blood cells, which can cause a life - threatening condition called Heinz Body Anemia.