hypersensitivity

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Mr. Guadagnino also indulges a couple of speeches about young people’s alleged hypersensitivity that veer into trite middle-aged lament and aren’t really relevant to the action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

People with severe ME can be in constant pain, have hypersensitivity to touch and light, feel extremely weak and sometimes have difficulty speaking or swallowing.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

Food allergy symptoms that are not mediated by IgE are usually delayed reactions and called food intolerances or hypersensitivity.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

Now, scientists are linking this hypersensitivity to specific inflammatory chemicals and receptors on airway nerves.

From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2024

Next, they explored whether a drug called Navitoclax, which targets senescent cells, could eliminate senescent osteoclasts and reduce spinal hypersensitivity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023