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Advertisement Among people who did not currently have a substance use disorder, Al-Aly studied their likelihood of becoming addicted to alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, nicotine, or opioids over a three year follow-up period after being prescribed either a GLP-1 or a SGLT2 inhibitor.
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Alice Park, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
All of the patients had Type 2 diabetes and either took a GLP-1 or another diabetes drug called a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, or SGLT2.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
To prepare ayahuasca, a plant containing DMT is boiled with another plant that contains a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), such as harmaline, and the resulting brew is then consumed.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Researchers found that by using a specific drug called HDAC6 inhibitor, overweight mice were able to lose up to 50% of their body fat.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Alice Park, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
All of the patients had Type 2 diabetes and either took a GLP-1 or another diabetes drug called a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, or SGLT2.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
To prepare ayahuasca, a plant containing DMT is boiled with another plant that contains a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), such as harmaline, and the resulting brew is then consumed.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Researchers found that by using a specific drug called HDAC6 inhibitor, overweight mice were able to lose up to 50% of their body fat.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Their flight plan for Friday also included rehearsals of basic medical procedures — including chest compressions and methods to clear airway obstructions — to help prepare future Orion crews for possible emergencies in deep space.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Comey was charged with making a false statement and obstruction stemming from his testimony to Congress years earlier.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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While there wasn’t a 7-foot-4 obstacle blocking the lane, the Clippers still couldn’t get out of their own way and lost to the Spurs for the third time in less than a month, 118-99, at the Intuit Dome.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, the physicists don’t see any insurmountable obstacles.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hegseth came out of his own service, in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the seeming conviction that what had stood in the way of a fuller victory in those wars had been the restraints supposedly placed on how soldiers could kill.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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In a culture that rewards fast takes, that kind of restraint is rare.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some of these clouds could be thick enough to trigger launch constraints.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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While efforts to curb reliance on virgin synthetics have largely centered on recycled polyester, that approach has faced cost, feedstock and scaling constraints.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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The previous failure to find parental liability for gun dangers was the exception.—
Marcia Zug,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The bench trial that will decide if the Dali's owner and operator can limit their liability starts June 1.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Rising energy, shipping and fertilizer costs fueled by Tehran's stranglehold on the crucial Strait of Hormuz trade route are already being felt in the United States, but the sharpest consequences are expected to fall on poorer, import-dependent countries unable to absorb the higher costs.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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Tehran has kept a stranglehold over the strait, driving up global oil prices and causing financial markets to tumble.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Inhibitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhibitor. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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