Sentences with phrase «serious damage to cells»

For decades, researchers have known that reactive oxygen species, or free radicals, can do serious damage to cells and trigger cancer.

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As cells age, their mitochondria — the part of a cell that generates the energy it needs to function — can sustain serious damage, fertility specialist Dr. Kutluk Oktay told Business Insider.

Other plants like poplars and birches grow very narrow water transport cells in order to prevent serious damage and blockages when cold weather hits them.

Scientists from the LoGrasso lab have been able to show in animal models that inhibiting a specific enzyme protects heart cells and surrounding tissue against serious damage from heart attacks.

Free radicals are a normal by - product of metabolism, but they can damage healthy cells, leading to premature aging and serious health concerns like cancer and heart disease.

The research studied 5 profoundly ill individuals having serious damage to skeletal muscle mitochondria, the components responsible for the majority of the energy generated in cells.

The battle inside your body now is a fight between your healthy cells and the dangerous free radicals that are trying to attack them and turn them into damaged cells that research has linked to decreased performance capabilities, poor training recovery and many serious health problems.

It can also damage the DNA within cells which can develop to a serious illness.

The detoxifying power of these antioxidants defends cells from free radical damage, which otherwise can lead to serious conditions like atherosclerosis, blood clot formation, and even cancer.

There are three basic reasons for suffering from anemia: blood loss, impaired blood cell production or destruction of blood cells.19 In each case it is important to not only diagnose the anemia, but also to find the reason you are experiencing blood loss as, in some cases, supplementing with iron can cause serious damage.

In serious cases, the damaged red blood cells cause the dog to become so weak, a blood transfusion may be needed.

Just one mothball has the potential to sicken a dog or cat and mothballs that contain naphthalene can cause serious illness, including digestive tract irritation, liver, kidney and blood cell damage, swelling of the brain tissues, seizures, coma, respiratory tract damage (if inhaled) and even death (if ingested).

On the other hand, Colchicum autumnale can be much more serious and may cause severe vomiting, diarrhea (possibly with blood), liver and kidney damage, and possibly bone marrow damage, which could then lead to a decrease in white and red blood cells, as well as platelets.

While these are good for any dog, they are especially good for dogs prone to serious diseases such as heart disease or cancer, as they help to undo the damage done by free radicals and maintain healthy cells.

Cobalt can damage bones and the cells of the body, leading to bone loss, inflammation, and other serious side effects.