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Recent Examples of inhibitor
This article is part of a series on overcoming the inhibitors of curiosity.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Checkpoint inhibitors work by encouraging the immune system to fight back—this means the T cells, not the drug itself, do the heavy lifting.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The acquisition includes Nimble's lead asset, an investigational oral peptide inhibitor in preclinical development for the treatment of psoriasis, and a pipeline of other novel oral peptide candidates with potential use across several autoimmune diseases, the companies said.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Adams, who died at the age of 95 in 2019, was a pioneer in the field of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and alongside his associate John Nicholson created a cyclooxygenase inhibitor that really is a household name today.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Checkpoint inhibitors work by encouraging the immune system to fight back—this means the T cells, not the drug itself, do the heavy lifting.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The acquisition includes Nimble's lead asset, an investigational oral peptide inhibitor in preclinical development for the treatment of psoriasis, and a pipeline of other novel oral peptide candidates with potential use across several autoimmune diseases, the companies said.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Adams, who died at the age of 95 in 2019, was a pioneer in the field of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and alongside his associate John Nicholson created a cyclooxygenase inhibitor that really is a household name today.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhibitor
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The office handed over Yoon’s case to the Seoul prosecutors’ office on Friday and asked it to indict him on charges of rebellion, abuse of power and obstruction of the National Assembly.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Microplastics in the bloodstream can induce cerebral thrombosis by causing cell obstruction and lead to neurobehavioral abnormalities, Science Advances, 11(4).—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Discrediting the science As the industry’s recruitment of spokespeople aimed to stem the tide of local gas bans, SoCalGas faced another obstacle: Mounting research that revealed the harmful health effects of gas stoves.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Their change of heart reflects the inconvenient practical obstacles to suddenly cutting off access to a popular platform.—
Johanna Costigan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Department of Education has said in its restraint and seclusion resource document there is no evidence restraint and seclusion reduce problem behaviors.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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The tether, or rope, is a restraint tool, according to the report.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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The launch date is dependent on spacecraft traffic to the ISS and in-orbit activity planning and constraints that have to be coordinated with NASA.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2025
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Newcastle also remain bound by financial constraints, with only about £60million spent this season.—
Philip Buckingham,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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For liability reasons, Highland is never officially open to the public.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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Support municipal immunity from liability from cyberattacks.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Jean Smart has won a comedy actress Emmy for all three seasons of Hacks so far, and may have a stranglehold on the award until that series ends.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Despite the irony of two commissioners heading one efficiency body, and their railing against regulatory strangleholds, our economic system seems strangely capable of churning out collective trillionaires.—
Thomas J. Greitens,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Inhibitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhibitor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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