Sentences with phrase «of damaging compounds»

AGEs are a complex group of damaging compounds that form when sugar reacts with amino acids.

A snippet of the virus's DNA, now embedded in the human genome, boosts production of damaging compounds in the brains of mice with a condition like MS, according to a report in the October issue of Nature Neuroscience.

Not exact matches

There are tons of foods that are packed with antioxidants — natural compounds that help prevent or stop cell damage and help fend off viruses and microbes — as well as foods filled with vitamins and minerals, which are considered to fight an array of common illnesses like the flu, a cold, or even sinus infections.

Instead of being content with slowly growing richer each year as their dividends and interest compound, they try to hit a hole - in - one, damaging their capital with big losses.

The damage is compounded if you hold assets through a broker, bank, trust, or wealth management department that charges you a fixed percentage of your assets, often 1 %, each year.

The healthy alternatives are packed with phytochemicals (plant - based compounds) that include antioxidants, flavonoids and carotenoids, all of which help reduce inflammation and protect the tissues from oxidation, which can damage them.

One study published in the American Academy of Optometry's Optometry & Vision Science journal found that using goji berry daily as a dietary supplementation for 90 days increases plasma zeaxanthin and antioxidant levels significantly, which protect eyes from hypopigmentation and accumulation of oxidative stress compounds that can damage the macula.

These compounds reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, produce anti-carcinogenic activities, and exhibit anti-inflammatory responses preventing tissue damage that results from complications of diabetes (30, 31).

Compound this with a season of extreme powdery mildew damage and the recipe is ripe for summer bunch rot.

It's sometimes said that nutritional yeast contains compounds similar to monosodium glutamate (MSG), an excitotoxin that overexcites your cells to the point of damage or death, causing brain damage.

Do I cutout and replace the entire piece of sheetrock, or patch the holes with compound and rely on the new mirrors to cover up most of the noticeable damage?

It compounded the damage done at the beginning of the year after Gordon Hayward's awful ankle injury.

To compound the confusion, Labour appears to have been badly damaged by the behaviour of former Lib Dem voters and Ukip supporters, which didn't match Miliband's game plan for the election.

«There are those who contest that the UK has historically set far too much store by home - ownership and that we should be unconcerned that the average age of the first - time buyer is approaching forty but taken together, this trend, the spread of means - tested benefits, the regime for long term care, the damage done to private pension provision by one of Gordon Brown's earliest misjudgements, compounded by the current squeeze on household finances which has seen over a million people forced to abandon contributions to their pension funds, all amount to a massive turn away from a culture of property ownership with the responsibility and independence that goes with it.»

That's because it comes from plants, which are prolific producers of polyphenols, antioxidant compounds believed to mop up so - called free radicals, very reactive molecules that can damage DNA.

Despite such glowing testimonials, some researchers worry about the potential for serious psychic damage if these compounds are used by hundreds of therapists on thousands of patients, instead of by a small cadre of dedicated scientists testing carefully screened volunteers in tightly controlled situations.

The purpose of catalase in living cells is to protect them from oxidative damage, which can occur when cells or other molecules in the body come into contact with oxidative compounds.

Free radicals are compounds composed of unstable atoms generated both by the body and environmental sources such as smoking and pollution that damage cells, possibly leading to increased disease susceptibility and aging.

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.

A newly characterized group of pharmacological compounds block both the inflammation and nerve cell damage seen in mouse models of multiple sclerosis, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published online this week in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

«The compounds identified in this study, when administered orally, both reduced the inflammation that is a hallmark of multiple sclerosis and protected against the nerve cell damage seen in mouse models of the disease,» said Jeffery Haines, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow at Mount Sinai and the study's lead author.

Scientists have finally isolated the compound responsible for this miracle of nature, which could aid the recovery of damaged lands and eventually lead to bigger farm yields.

Thinking that high concentrations of the corrosive NO might play a role in the nerve damage, Hilary Koprowski and his colleagues at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia tested in mice three compounds — uric acid, PTIO, and D609 — that are known to scavenge NO or inhibit its production.

It's a sort of catch - all to explain intense reactions to chemical compounds ranging from skin maladies to nerve damage.

In this case, he was testing the idea that a buildup of cellular damage caused by oxidation — technically, the chemical removal of electrons from a molecule by highly reactive compounds, such as free radicals — is the main mechanism behind aging.

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.

JA is produced immediately after something damages the plant tissue, and its accumulation usually leads to the creation of the compounds the insects find so distasteful.

As we created more synthetic chemicals, we exposed ourselves to a wider range of compounds, each of which could potentially cause damage and trigger an allergic reaction.

Because our cells are made up of mostly water, if we dehydrated them to the point of having no fluid, they would be damaged by so - called solution effects, which result from the cell being too concentrated and not having its water replaced by some other compound.

Researchers have made a new aspirin - like compound that promises to provide the same pain relief as aspirin, but without upset stomachs or the risk of kidney damage.

Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a compound that targets the APOE protein in the brains of mice and protects against damage induced by the Alzheimer's protein amyloid beta.

Resveratrol belongs to a group of compounds called polyphenols that are thought to act like antioxidants and protect the body against damage.

When the damage site is larger — say, the size of a bullet hole — liquid compounds tend to leak out before they can form a seal.

«As part of ITbM's interdisciplinary research initiative, we decided to search for new compounds that can inhibit the cell division in plants without causing damage to them,» says Minako Ueda, a plant biologist and a leader of this study.

Although various compounds that can control cell division in plants have been explored in the past, they have mainly resulted in damage to the plant shape or irreversible inhibition of cell division despite removal of the compounds.

Breast tissue from women with breast cancer contains higher levels of compounds that can damage DNA, according to a new study.

Smoke from forest fires may contain potent mutagenic compounds that can damage human DNA, according to a controversial new study of fire emissions.

They're now reporting in ACS» Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that a compound from hops could protect brain cells from damage — and potentially slow the development of disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

By injecting a tailored new compound into the brains of rats, researchers can significantly reduce neuronal damage resulting from stroke.

The authors conclude that using molecules like the ones they made will help researchers dissect the mechanism underlying H2S - mediated neuronal damage and will serve as an important starting point for the development of even more drug - like compounds that act in a similar manner.

Chemists have identified a family of compounds that may someday help prevent kidney damage from lupus, a common autoimmune disorder that afflicts up to 2 million Americans.

The enzyme converts heme, a cellular compound that produces damaging oxygen radicals, to less harmful compounds, some of which neutralize oxygen radicals.

The resulting compound works by a unique mechanism of action unlike any drug currently used in the treatment of cancer, and it destroys replicating and nonreplicating malignant cells while minimizing damage to surrounding, healthy cells.

â $ œWe have found neuroprotective compounds that can limit damage to the brain during ischemia associated with stroke and other brain injuries, but have minimal side effects, â $ says senior author Stephen Traynelis, PhD, professor of pharmacology at Emory University School of Medicine.

Their compound, which is intended to repair brain damage that has already occurred, is a significant departure from current Alzheimer's treatments, which either slow the process of cell death or inhibit cholinesterase, an enzyme believed to break down a key neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory development.

Sep. 14, 2017 — Blocking acid reflux - induced production of reactive oxygen compounds may be a useful strategy for preventing DNA damage and decreasing the risk of esophageal cancer.

Working with Ye, postdoctoral fellow Sung - Wuk Jang identified a compound called 7,8 - dihydroxyflavone that can duplicate BDNFâ $ ™ s effects on neurons and can protect them against damage in animal models of seizure, stroke and Parkinsonâ $ ™ s disease.

In addition, the level of antioxidants, compounds that protect the cells from this damage, are decreased following this combination of surgeries.

However, it was shut down only four months later after about 700 kilograms of liquid sodium leaked from the secondary cooling loop and, although there were no injuries and no radioactivity escaped plant buildings, this was compounded by operator attempts to cover up the scale of the damage.

«Damage Profile and Ion Distribution of Slow Heavy Ions in Compounds.»