cause and effect

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"Some methods also make unrealistic assumptions, such as ignoring feedback loops between genes. Our approach takes advantage of information encoded in DNA to enable the identification of true cause-and-effect relationships between genes in the brain."

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

“We don’t have to stick to the cause-and-effect of which people are going to reappear later in the story,” Gent noted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

To try and shed light on the cause-and-effect relationship, Australian researchers are recruiting 13- to 16-year-olds for a "Connected Minds Study" to assess how the ban affects their wellbeing.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

The observational study did not prove causation, or a direct cause-and-effect relationship, but could only link associations between music and lower dementia risks, Jaffa said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Herschel had little doubt that chemical, and, ultimately, biological phenomena, would also be attributed to such cause-and-effect mechanisms.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee