modifiable

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The team emphasized that many of the risk factors identified in the study are modifiable, meaning there may be opportunities to reduce risk through targeted interventions.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

"Because these feelings are modifiable, our goal is for this research to inform culturally sensitive stress-reduction interventions to mitigate these feelings in older adults."

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

More than 40 percent of cancer deaths worldwide are associated with 44 modifiable risk factors, including tobacco use, poor diet, and high blood sugar.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

"According to the 2024 report of the Lancet Commission, 14 modifiable risk factors total approximately 45%, or close to half, of the risk for Alzheimer's disease," he said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

We have assumed, in the past, that these things and the likes of these are modifiable by nurture, and that where they cannot be cured they must be endured.

From Impressions and Comments by Ellis, Havelock