polyp
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Its AI platform helped figure out that targeting a certain protein in the body was likely to help treat an inherited colorectal polyp disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
This highlights the importance of screening strategies and follow up colonoscopy schedules that reflect differences between polyp types.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
The “Hannah Montana” star also opened up about a polyp on her vocal cords, which makes live performances feel like “running a marathon with the weights on,” and her sobriety journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
Amy, a lawyer from London, was forced to think about children after finding out she had a polyp in her womb - which could impact her chances of conceiving.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024
Preformationism assumed that new life was never created, yet in 1741 Abraham Trembley showed that you could cut a polyp into a dozen pieces and it would turn into a dozen polyps.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Coral is made up of tiny individual animals called polyps, which maintain a symbiotic relationship with microscopic algae that live within their tissues.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
It received Food and Drug Administration approval for the polyps procedure in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Colonoscopy is still considered the gold standard because it allows doctors to identify cancer and remove precancerous polyps during the same procedure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
About 5% to 10% of polyps, which most people will have at some point in their lives, become cancerous, according to Pasricha.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
An ocean teeming with sea life, from tiny coral polyps to massive whales to birds skimming the surface of the waves.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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