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Studies show that air purifiers are effective at reducing particulates, but it’s unclear whether these reductions can prevent cognitive harm from ongoing pollution sources like traffic.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Meta agreed to make annual payments to 48 states for the next decade and implement sweeping changes designed to prevent children from spending too much time on Instagram and Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

“If you get hit hard enough, there’s nothing out there that would 100% prevent a concussion,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The vehicles would be used as evidence in a police investigation that has been opened, it said, adding that forces continued to operate in the area "to prevent further disturbances and restore order".

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

“I issued immediate orders to prevent any recurrence of such conduct,” he wrote, “and called the local commanders to strict account.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Laminated glass prevents windshields from breaking spontaneously, he said, and sunroofs should be able to withstand similar pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

It read: "Taking the law into one's own hands, especially when it involves public figures, is a reprehensible practice that prevents the IDF from focusing on its missions of combating terrorism and incitement to violence."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

According to the researchers, this behavior could result from a post-digestive feedback mechanism that prevents bees from taking in potentially harmful quantities of particular amino acids.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Read: Moderna’s experimental vaccine prevents cancer recurrence, in ‘historic’ win for personalized medicine.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The explanation is that occasional individual almond trees have a mutation in a single gene that prevents them from synthesizing the bitter-tasting amygdalin.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

It became clear that Merck’s 2016 cancer vaccine partnership with Moderna paid off when the companies announced last week that the treatment had prevented the spread of melanoma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

One interesting study regarding the legislation’s impact found that it lowered credit card interest rates, but it also prevented some people without health insurance from wiping out their medical debts.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

The two stops on Kehlani’s self-titled world tour had to be postponed after the two-time Grammy winner needed to seek treatment at a hospital for pain that prevented her from being able to swallow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

After early-life stress, they prevented SETD7 from adding excessive amounts of the H3K4me1 marker.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

He was incredulous to learn that the attorney general had investigated Household and then been prevented, by a state judge, from releasing the results of his investigation.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

While you may not experience a sudden increase in clarity from a 12% boost, preventing cognitive decline is vital for long-term well-being.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

“That’s because water content in the air acts like a blanket that keeps the heat close to the ground, preventing conditions from cooling off at night,” Kittell said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Health officials are urging Americans to get the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine, which the CDC says is 97% effective at preventing the disease with two doses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Areas assessed by the probe include the firm's systems for preventing the sale of illegal products, risks associated with its "addictive design" and the transparency of its content recommendations, the Commission said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Sometimes that desire would subside, and Taisin thought she might succeed in preventing her vision from happening, but then her feelings returned at the most unexpected moments.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo