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calcification

[kal-suh-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌkæl sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Previous research has shown that DT-109 can reduce the formation of atherosclerotic plaques and prevent vascular calcification in nonhuman primates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Additional experiments showed that genetically deleting IL-1b significantly reduced valve calcification and disease symptoms, even when P. gingivalis was present.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

Mammograms may be used to reveal calcification in breast arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

She stated the actual cause of death was narrowing and "calcification of his coronary arteries due to old age".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025

A further change which often takes place is calcification of the bases of the ulcers and calcification of the softened spots before rupture takes place.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield

“One of the reasons why clinicians use this is because there is data that shows when there are coronary calcifications patients are more likely to take medications and to adopt other preventive therapies,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

“No significant masses, calcifications or other findings are seen in either breast.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

The commercially available AI system used for screening was trained by deep learning models to highlight and rate suspicious lesions and calcifications within mammograms.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

Cespedes will undergo a pair of surgeries to remove calcifications in both of his heels, an ailment that has bothered him dating back to his teenage years.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2018

She cried because Alícia had “such a little head,” but doctors waited a month to tell her Alícia had microcephaly and brain calcifications, confirmed by a brain scan.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2017


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