counteract

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The researchers also observed brain activity patterns that resembled the effects of a good night's sleep, counteracting the typical brain changes associated with sleep deprivation.

From Science Daily

Overall, the findings indicate that carefully adjusting proteins that interact genetically with frataxin may help counteract the damage caused by frataxin loss.

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In 2025, researchers at the University of Louvain and Imperial College London clarified how this harmful chain reaction might be counteracted.

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To counteract this early-stage gender bias, the university runs outreach programs, sending female students back to their high schools to talk about life on campus and serve as role models.

From BBC

Proteins needed for producing energy decline, while proteins involved in stress responses and mitochondrial repair increase, indicating that the cell attempts to counteract the damage.

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