substance
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The technology works by transforming excess glucose into gluconate, a substance that can be eliminated from the body through urine.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
The traditional method for establishing cause of death — an autopsy—did not and could not identify any particular substance as the but-for cause of death.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
"The flammable substance was so greasy that I could feel it spreading across my skin," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
The agency said the substance involved had been identified as home heating oil, or kerosene, and that the source had been traced to a nearby tank.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
He’d tested it tirelessly back at the Chrysopoesium, and it had dissolved every substance he’d touched it to, even diamond.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Cinaciguat restored this signaling process, allowing the liver cells to communicate more effectively and supporting the removal of substances that otherwise tend to accumulate with age.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
This helps explain why the treatment reduced both substances, even though they do not rely on the same filtering mechanism.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
This makes it harder for certain large molecules to reach the cells responsible for clearing them, allowing more of these substances to remain in circulation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
The pharmaceutical industry creates drugs such as insulin, cancer treatments and some vaccines by growing substances within cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Locke doubted whether our sensory capacities were sufficient to allow us to develop an adequate knowledge of corporeal substances.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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