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Recent Examples of noninfectious
To effectively address noninfectious diseases and design new drugs, scientists need more detailed knowledge of how proteins, especially enzymes, bind small molecules.
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Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Despite overall health improvements, chronic noninfectious conditions such as heart disease and cancer rose to become the primary causes of human mortality.
—Ron Barrett, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2024
At the same time, their losses to noninfectious diseases rose at comparable rates.
—Ron Barrett, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2024
Their discoveries have opened up a new chapter in medicine, paving the way for new vaccines for other infectious diseases, including the flu, and treatments for noninfectious diseases such as cancer.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
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Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Despite overall health improvements, chronic noninfectious conditions such as heart disease and cancer rose to become the primary causes of human mortality.
—Ron Barrett, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2024
At the same time, their losses to noninfectious diseases rose at comparable rates.
—Ron Barrett, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2024
Their discoveries have opened up a new chapter in medicine, paving the way for new vaccines for other infectious diseases, including the flu, and treatments for noninfectious diseases such as cancer.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noninfectious
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The study, which analyzed nonfatal fentanyl exposures in children aged 0–19 reported to U.S. poison centers across 49 states from 2015 to 2023, showed the number of severe incidents is on the rise.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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Although that number decreased to 144 in 2024, the rate of nonfatal shootings soared to record levels.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2025
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Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.—
Charles Passy,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2020
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This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.—
David Shultz,
Science | AAAS,
8 Aug. 2019
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Tidal Vision turns crab and shrimp shells into a nontoxic chemical called chitosan that can be used for many purposes including water purification and flame retardant.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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These use nontoxic ingredients and are fast-drying, which prevents dogs from licking the nail polish off.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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In the chemical and materials industries, quantum computing could inform the design of more efficient batteries for electric cars and noncorrosive elements for ships.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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If the clog remains, use a biodegradable, noncorrosive pipe cleaner, or a household cleaner like hydrogen peroxide, to flush out the drain.—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2023
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The discovery, which the Politecnico di Milano announced in January, came about through a series of surveys that aimed to digitize the 15th century Sforza Castle’s underground structures through nondestructive methods such as ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The nondestructive technology resulted in thousands of X-rays of the mummies and their coffins.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
9 Nov. 2024
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Prison guards used chemical agents and nonlethal weapons to subdue the riot that broke out about 10 a.m., fire and state corrections officials said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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The decision to begin Operation Ittai, shifting the organization from solely farming to arming civilians with nonlethal protective equipment following the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, was a natural shift, according to Waller.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
2 Dec. 2024
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Many orders can be unobjectionable, such as giving federal employees the day after Christmas off.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Those changes are unobjectionable and do not do much of anything to violate the historical fabric.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
17 Dec. 2024
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Her previous recipes have included homemade marmalade, ratatouille, pasta from scratch, and tzatziki dip, which all sound lovely and nonthreatening.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appétit,
31 Mar. 2023
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Talk over your concerns with your boss in a nonthreatening and professional way.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
8 Oct. 2022
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“Noninfectious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noninfectious. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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