Sentences with phrase «dangerous molecules»

Additionally, B6 plays a crucial role in the methylation process, which, among other things, changes the potentially dangerous molecule homocysteine into methionine, a component in new proteins, according to Harvard.

And the Food and Drug Administration has ordered the makers of several supplements to recall their products after scientists found traces of illegal and potentially dangerous molecules in their formulas.

That's not much of an improvement over current methods, in which security personnel swab suspicious objects one by one, then place the swabs in a machine to check for dangerous molecules.

The immune system is made up of a team of different types of cells that, while each having their own specific function, work together to protect the body from foreign invaders: B - cells produce antibodies; T - cells conduct surveillance for potentially dangerous molecules and kills dangerous cells such as disease - causing bacteria; and macrophages are the scavenger cells of your body acting like garbage trucks, cleaning up residue and removing potentially dangerous substances.

But some of the environmental chemicals that harm mitochondria produce these dangerous molecules themselves, prompting a «cause - and - effect question,» explains James M. Samet, a toxicologist at the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory in Chapel Hill, N.C., who has co-authored a study on the new technique in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

Fortunately Kappler has an answer in development: a breathable material with micropores small enough to keep out dangerous molecules, but just large enough to let out water molecules, so that I can stay comfortable for hours while I'm wading through pools of glowing green goo.

«Living in air means that you're always creating these potentially dangerous molecules that have to be dealt with,» said Foster.

Homocysteine is a dangerous molecule that is directly damaging to blood vessel walls, and high levels of it are associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Another thing that additional supplementation with BCAA showed is that they also help protect the body from free radicals — dangerous molecules - oxidants that destroy the cells of our organism.

Homocysteine is a potentially dangerous molecule that, at high levels, can directly damage blood vessels, and high levels of homocysteine are associated with a significantly increased risk of heart attack and stroke in people with atherosclerosis or diabetic heart disease.

Antioxidants work by removing the hydrogen bond in these dangerous molecules and rendering them harmless.

In addition to its fiber, fennel is a very good source of folate, a B vitamin that is necessary for the conversion of a dangerous molecule called homocysteine into other, benign molecules.

After the antibody binds to a dangerous molecule the macrophages consume the molecule, taking it out of circulation and destroying it.