defenses

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Researchers in Spain and Switzerland have identified an experimental molecule that may help restore the brain's natural defenses against Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

They were making defenses against other evil people who might engage in biological warfare.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

The “Letters of Junius” became classic defenses of constitutionalism, parliamentary reform and British liberties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

When our main character starts lowering her defenses, however, that’s when she’s hit by a jolt that sends her spiraling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

He performed research on defenses against hot viruses—vaccines, drug treatments—and he did basic medical research on rain-forest viruses.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston