causes

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Clinicians call this the “prescribing cascade”: An antidepressant causes insomnia, so a sleep aid is added; a stimulant causes irritability, so a mood stabilizer follows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The findings helped explain why complete HSL deficiency causes lipodystrophy instead of obesity.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

PSP affects about 5,000 people in the UK and causes problems with balance, movement, speech and vision.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

"He said it was due to natural causes," Cenet recalled in an interview by video link.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Downstairs at Snowberger’s, my daddy deals with death by misadventure, illness, and natural causes galore.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles