atrophy

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Apellis has two approved drugs: Empaveli, which is approved to treat two rare kidney diseases, and Syforvre, which is used by patients with geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"Launching every three years, your skills atrophy, you lose muscle memory."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

I worry about what AI is going to do, like, is that going to feel so real that it causes our interactional muscles to atrophy?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

If those muscles are not used, then they atrophy.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

When parts of the body aren’t used, they tend to weaken, or shrink, or atrophy.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins