Sentences with phrase «higher levels of a chemical called»

Elina Jershow, MD, a researcher who specializes in allergies, analyzed the incidence of antibodies to food in the blood associated with high levels of chemicals called dichlorophenols (DCP).

June 28, 2016 — Dogs could help protect type 1 diabetes patients against dangerous drops in blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia), according to researchers.They believe dogs can detect higher levels of a chemical called isoprene in the breath of diabetes patients... Read more

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This is very important, because bitter zucchini often contains high levels of a natural toxin called cucurbitacin (a chemical produced by all members of the Cucurbit family, which includes cucumbers, pumpkins and melons).

The agency released data from these test wells in November that confirmed high levels of carcinogenic chemicals such as benzene, and a chemical compound called 2 Butoxyethanol, which is known to be used in fracking.

By using isotopic tracers called stable isotopes, researchers showed that seabirds feeding in areas rich in sulfate (a chemical that is an important food for sulfate - reducing bacteria that help break down organic matter) had high levels of mercury.

The breakdown products of four chemical softeners called phthalates (used in plastic toys and medicines) were discovered at higher levels in dogs than in the majority of (human) Americans tested.

Charcoal grilled meats and smoked foods contain chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that are used to induce cancer in laboratory animals, yet our ancestors ate liberally of smoked meats and fish without suffering from high levels of cancer.

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.

Studies show that immune cells of older adults produce higher levels of pro-inflammatory chemicals called cytokines.

Scientists are still looking into why this is, but one promising line of research has found that some people have high levels of a certain type of intestinal bacteria that interacts with chemicals in soy to produce an estrogen - like compound called equol.

In a study of umbilical cord blood from New York City children, researchers found a change in a gene called ACSL3 that is associated with prenatal exposure to chemical pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are byproducts of incomplete combustion from carbon - containing fuels, resulting in high levels in heavy - traffic areas.

Dr. Gupta explained that there are certain strains of cannabis that have low levels of THC (the chemical that gets people» high»), but high levels of another cannabinoid called CBD.

Discovery News reported this week that «In a new study that analyzed the blood of 62 domestic cats and 10 feral cats, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign found that cats living inside homes had higher blood levels of a class of chemicals called PBDEs, compared with their outdoor - living peers.»

While nuclear energy is regarded as the lesser of the two evils when compared at an emission level to the burning of fossil - fuels, it may trump on the containment of the heat process, which burns in a contained nuclear reactor through an in - ward heat - chemical reaction called fission, but nuclear energy production is a chain from uranium mining to the toxic waste disposal and therefore as an entire process is an equally high risk environmental option.