modifiable
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Up to 45 percent of dementia risk could be prevented or delayed, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, citing modifiable risk factors such as tobacco and air pollution.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Future studies will likely examine additional modifiable risk factors, including poor sleep, while expanding the research to more countries as comparable datasets become available.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
"This work represents a critical step toward identifying modifiable environmental factors that may contribute to lung cancer in young adults," said Nieva.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2026
"These findings show that the higher heart disease risks among evening types are partly due to modifiable behaviors such as smoking and sleep. Therefore, evening types have options to improve their cardiovascular health," she said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
And this could be made permanent—yes, and also modifiable, at will—sometimes very silent, sometimes turn on more talk, more action, more emotion, according to what you want.
From The American Claimant by Mark Twain
