serum

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Recent Examples of serum Macrophages, the immune cells responsible for cleanup and repair, flooded into the inflamed tissue and released a protein called serum amyloid A3 (SAA3). New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025 The serum promotes thicker, longer-looking lashes and less lash fall-out. Essence, 28 Oct. 2025 Researchers from National Taiwan University have developed a serum that caused hair regrowth in mice in just 20 days, raising questions about what the finding means for the treatment of human baldness. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 He’s given a serum by a hypnotherapist that turns him into a werewolf. Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for serum
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Noun
  • In the three months since the Pentagon deployed warships and aircraft in a campaign that the White House said was aimed at drug traffickers from Venezuela, the bolivar has depreciated around 70% against the US dollar, according to data from the central bank, hemorrhaging one point every day.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The poet Rodolfo becomes recovering drug addict Roger, an HIV-positive rock musician whose girlfriend has died.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Taking probiotics while taking antibiotics may help support your gut health and improve digestion.
    Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Instead of this stuff that's raised overseas that's done in ways that doesn't have any checks, that it's got polluted water, it's being fed really nasty stuff, full of antibiotics, full of chemicals.
    Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For years, millions of Americans have been priced out of these medications.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The link between hypertension and decline in brain health requires further investigation, specifically the impact of blood-pressure-lowering medications on brain function.
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • If, as Kingsnorth claims, gender-affirming medicine is an assault on human nature and the human body, then so, too, are pacemakers and prosthetic limbs, or Botox and condoms, for that matter.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The Festival, which is the magazine’s signature event, was held in New York City and brought together leading voices in literature, film, comedy, television, politics, and medicine.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Clean the area with soap and water or a non-stinging antiseptic, then apply antibiotic ointment to prevent infection.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Your skin is cleansed with a topical antiseptic, like alcohol or povidone-iodine, to help prevent infections.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Considering these outcomes, what seems like a speedy remedy can actually create conditions for longer-term problems—both in relation to the environment and the home itself.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The company said a recall remedy is imminent but, until then, owners should park away from structures and refrain from charging vehicles because of fire risks.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • There is currently no cure, though treatments like chemotherapy can help patients live longer.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Despite over a century of investigation, there is still no cure, but advances in diagnostic tools, treatments and preventive strategies continue to offer hope for slowing the disease and improving quality of life for patients and caregivers.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The doctors here have every modern medicament, but candidly confessed that the answer to the malady is beyond them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
  • If the medicaments are innocuous, there’s little harm except to the patients’ pocketbooks.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020

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