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impairment

[im-pair-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɛər mənt /


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Unlike the Menin experiments, which associated reduced D-serine with age-related memory impairment, this study found that an early increase in D-serine accompanied disruptions in brain signaling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Of the 12 players in the squad, 10 had no intellectual impairment at all, but were keen amateur players who had been recruited months before the Sydney Games to supplement the team.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The company booked a ¥632 billion impairment loss in its latest fiscal year, citing a deterioration in its electric-vehicle motor business and excessive competition for motors used in household appliances in China, among other reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Researchers at the University of Florida found that glucosamine use was associated with a greater likelihood that mild cognitive impairment would progress to dementia.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Along the way, Dr. Strayer was doing other research, related to aging and attention, studying some of the impairment associated with Parkinson’s.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Non-motor symptoms include depression, anxiety, apathy, hallucinations, constipation, orthostatic hypotension, sleep disorders, loss of sense of smell, and cognitive impairments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Stem cell transplantation reversed motor impairments caused by the strokes in the mice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

She says finding available taxis has become more difficult, even with London Taxicard scheme, a subsidised taxi service for people with mobility impairments or severe sight loss.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The participants with severe language impairments performed as well as a control group.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Across America, ophthalmologists rediscovered an obscure and risky procedure called radial keratotomy, and there was a boom in surgery to correct small impairments of vision.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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