inflammation
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“We’re living through a time of uncertainty, and persistent uncertainty is like low-grade inflammation on your immune system,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
This is normally a good thing when it is roused to fight infection but also causes inflammation in the body which if persistent is associated with heart disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Studies have connected NR4A1 with inflammation, metabolism and tissue repair.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
“We felt that, if he’s inactive, it gives it a good chance to get all the inflammation out, the soreness out, the pain, increase flexibility, all of it,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Rush next began experimenting with the amount of blood he would remove from the body in an effort to reduce inflammation.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Like other autoimmune diseases, which include rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and lupus, these autoimmune brain inflammations, or encephalitides, arise when antibodies turn against the body.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
Progressed oral infections and inflammations -- endodontic lesions and periodontitis -- are known to be associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
In addition to the psychological scars of war, soldiers also come here to treat meningitis, contusions, amputations, lung and nerve inflammations, sleeping disorders, skin diseases, and cardiovascular illnesses, among others.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Compounds similar to the snake’s active toxin are used to treat inflammations.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
We slept hour after hour, ate a little, tended our frostbites, inflammations, and bruises, mindspoke, slept again.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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