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inflammatory

[in-flam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ɪnˈflæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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Depending on the approach, researchers observed reductions in inflammatory measures and improvements in several aging-related outcomes, including physical frailty, inflammation in the brain and performance on cognitive tasks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The research marks an important advance toward personalized treatment for inflammatory bowel disease.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: Justice Kagan is almost the most careful of all the sitting justices not to say anything polemical, or partisan, or inflammatory.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

The company’s third-quarter update offered a peek at clinical-trial results due next year, which include late-stage studies for inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis, hemophilia A and lymphoma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

He did not prohibit the publication of such inflammatory presses as the Observer.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes


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