Sentences with phrase «other chemical compounds found»

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.

Not exact matches

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

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.

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.

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.

One found that a chemical compound caused valve fibroblasts to become active, similar to what is observed during valve disease, but the other study indicated that the same compound prevented the cells from calcifying, indicating that a key piece of the valve disease puzzle was missing.

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.

This is basically tweaking the molecules: making small chemical changes to the compound in hopes of finding something that could block the growth of blood vessel cells initially in the culture dish without having toxic effects on other cell types.

Through computer analysis they were able to modify the chemical makeup of the compounds and find the precise formulation for creating the strongest bond between the compound and the kappa opioid receptor without affecting any other receptors in the cell.

From their previous studies, the researchers knew that some foods worked better than others to neutralize garlic breath, and they theorized that two separate factors are responsible: Phenolic compounds, which are antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables; and enzymes, which are proteins that help speed up chemical reactions.

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.

As long as this compounds are things such as vitamins, minerals and other useful additions, which can also be found in Garcinia Wow, this is of course not a problem, but many weight loss pills also contain things such as binders, fillers and other nasty chemicals which certainly don't belong in a weight loss supplement.

These chemicals include mercury, lead, benzene, solvents, and other compounds found in our everyday environment — carpets, mattresses, plastic utensils, plastic water bottles, fire retardants found in furniture and children's pajamas, etc..

Other risk factors, such as cancer - causing or oncogenic chemicals, may be found in the pet's environment or diet (formaldehyde, chlorine - containing compounds, nitrites, etc.).

An EPA study of chemicals in septic tanks found toluene, methylene chloride, benzene, chloroform, and other volatile synthetic organic compounds related to home chemical use, many of them cancer - causing.

Because the FDA doesn't regulate «cosmetic products,» the best course of action for consumers concerned about this is compound is educating oneself: EWG has an interactive product safety guide to find out which products are free of 1,4 - Dioxane and other nasty chemicals, and Scorecard.org points to a wealth of web - based resources on the compound.