stimulate
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In cancer immunotherapy, tumor derived molecules called antigens are paired with immune stimulating compounds known as adjuvants.
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It was all a stimulating change from opera-house productions, which often lean on 18th-century elegance instead of exploring the seamy underside and corruption of the demimonde that is at the heart of the piece.
"Our findings show that the brain's own defence against amyloid beta can be strengthened by stimulating these receptors," says Per Nilsson, docent at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet.
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After treatment with dancing molecules, the gelled nanofiber scaffold reduced inflammation, shrank glial scarring, stimulated neurite extension, and encouraged neurons to grow in organized patterns.
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These slower waves stimulated another region called the retrosplenial cortex, a key hub involved in accessing stored memories.
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