The drug was also shown to raise LDL, or "bad" cholesterol levels, although it also raised the levels of HDL, or "good" cholesterol.
Mr. Brorson of Northern Trust said that his firm had raised the levels of cash in its mutual fund portfolios slightly, to just under 10percentt, in anticipation of redemptions.
A 2001 study of elk and wolves in national parks found that snowmobile noise raised the levels of stress hormones in their feces and that the levels returned to normal concentrations when the intrusive din was absent).
The exciting new breed of 2-, 3-, 4- and even 6-cylinder machines from Japan, Britain, Italy and Germany significantly raised the levels of acceleration, handling, braking and top speeds available to Joe and Jane Rider.
The World Anti-Doping Agency declined to be interviewed for this story, but said in a statement that in 2013 they raised the levels of acceptable marijuana in an athlete's system so that out-of-competition use would not disqualify them.
The equation showed that saturated fats and dietary cholesterol raised the levels of harmful cholesterol; that polyunsaturated fats found in foods like seeds and nuts actually lowered the total cholesterol level; and that monounsaturated fats were probably not a factor in either direction.
