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particle

[pahr-ti-kuhl] / ˈpɑr tɪ kəl /


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Pluvicto carries a beta particle that travels for a longer range but is less lethal, while the new therapy uses an alpha particle that is more lethal but travels shorter distances, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Pharmaceutical companies have spent years targeting a common blood particle associated with heart-attack risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Inside this nebula, particle interactions can generate gamma rays in several ways.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

In the past, scientists found drugs that lowered levels of the particle a moderate amount but failed to reduce heart attacks and strokes in research studies, leaving patients with no approved treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Even traveling at the speed of light, a particle would take 1,000 years to make the circuit.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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