stimulate
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It set out to use mRNA technology to make custom-designed cancer vaccines: A person’s tumor would be genetically sequenced—the process of finding mutations—and the company would make bespoke therapeutic vaccines to stimulate the immune system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Some evidence indicates that nerves may stimulate the formation of blood vessels, which can supply tumors with oxygen and nutrients.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
And that could stimulate more activity for companies involved in building and financing these projects, which will eventually trickle down to the broader economy, the Wells Fargo team said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Researchers say the particles may stimulate excessive production of reactive oxygen species, which are harmful molecules that can place cells under stress.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
When within sight of the Earth on each of its orbits, it would stimulate outpourings of superstitious fervor among the Earthlings.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Take Lough Neagh – by scientists' estimation, approximately four decades' worth of phosphorus, the nutrient that stimulates growth, are stored in its sediment.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
"When you stimulate these serotonergic neurons, we can see that it stimulates activity in the auditory region in the brain," Trussell said.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
It is used to end pregnancies through 10 weeks gestation in combination with the drug misoprostol, which stimulates contractions and softens the cervix, allowing tissue to expel.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
This ultimately stimulates the release of more glutamate, which helps send excitatory signals between brain cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
This substance evidently stimulates the normal wording behavior in the hive.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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“That’s really what stimulated the conversation of the possibility.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Five years ago, Rhi had a procedure to put a sacral nerve stimulation system in place - where the nerves controlling the bowel can be stimulated with a device implanted under the skin.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
This “Animal Farm” is ignorant of the fact that kids need to be stimulated by more than scatalogical humor to actually influence their perspectives, rather than cater to their existing tastes and knowledge.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
PTH stimulated osteoblasts, the cells responsible for building bone, to produce a protein called Slit3.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
But in a way, I think my mother’s and Granny’s storytelling had had the same effect upon me when a child, as the reading of books: my mind was stimulated, my creativity encouraged.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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Egg freezing involves stimulating the ovaries with hormone injections before mature eggs are surgically retrieved and preserved for possible future use through in vitro fertilization.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
On the other hand, variety can be stimulating.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
This hormone signals fullness to the brain, slowing digestion and stimulating the release of insulin.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
IVF involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs, retrieving them, fertilising them in a laboratory and then implanting the resulting embryo back into the womb.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Vincent is great at making friends wherever he is, and the Rooses and the other boarders are pleasant, but they’re not like his family, and they aren’t intellectually stimulating.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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