causative

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The findings echo those of a similar review published last November, which also failed to find convincing evidence of a causative link between Tylenol and autism.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

“Regardless of whether there is a causative relationship between music engagement and decreased dementia risk, listening to more music can’t be a bad thing.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

“When we started these experiments, I knew we would learn more, but I honestly wasn’t convinced we would actually find the causative agent of disease.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

In April 2024, Mr Lowe was diagnosed by a consultant neurologist at the Southern Health Trust with a “painful trigeminal neuropathy” which had “the Covid vaccine as its main causative factor”.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

The causative relation between pathogenic organisms and many diseases had been established through the brilliant work of Pasteur and Koch.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson