causes

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The illness causes breathing difficulties and creates scar tissue that stiffens the lungs, making it difficult to breathe and for oxygen to enter the bloodstream.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In forthcoming work, two researchers at Google and I demonstrate that amplifying honesty-related circuits during unstructured AI self-talk also causes significantly more experiential reports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It boosts temperatures and precipitation and causes flooding and droughts in much of the world.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The researchers caution that the study was observational, meaning it can identify associations but cannot prove that nitrate directly causes dementia.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

She was also devoutly religious and devoted to charitable causes.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly