affects

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Alzheimer's disease is an incurable type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior and progressively worsens, according to The Alzheimer's Association.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

General Assembly on Tuesday agreed to limit refunds for four years to states that actually paid their obligations, meaning the change primarily affects the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

PMOS, which affects around one in eight women, used to be known as polycystic ovary syndrome but was renamed in May, external to better reflect the broad impact it can have across the body.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

The paradox is that Lee’s movie is itself that conversation, its characters engaging in a series of arguments, evenhanded and empathetic, about how race affects the lives we lead in America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The mutation in the hemophilia gene, which affects the clotting of blood, had likely arisen spontaneously in Queen Victoria at birth.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee