mechanisms

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From this perspective, proposed cuts or new oversight mechanisms are defended as fiscally responsible or democratically accountable, even if critics see them as hostile to scientific autonomy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The study evaluated whether patients who didn’t respond to the standard-of-care therapy could be treated with riliprubart, which is designed to block an enzyme that drives key inflammatory mechanisms behind the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Support mechanisms are activated before a young person disappears from the system altogether.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Biologists are also turning to mechanisms – how brains work – to recognize consciousness in non-human animals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

He brought Hugo back to the museum a few more times and explained how the mechanisms operated.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick