functional

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Using advanced transcriptomic analyses and functional studies in both mouse models and human samples, the researchers examined what happens when cancer cells lose MHC I expression.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Voters are “hungry for a different future for this city — one that is affordable, functional, creative, and safe,” Raman said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The findings suggest the beverage could serve as a functional food capable of helping control chronic inflammation, a process that contributes to many long-term health conditions.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

GSK GSK -0.41%decrease; red down pointing triangle said a drug candidate for hepatitis B helped nearly a fifth of patients who enrolled in two late-stage clinical trials achieve a functional cure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But now, trying to write simple English, I not only wasn’t articulate, I wasn’t even functional.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey