modifiable

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The team emphasized that many of the risk factors identified in the study are modifiable, meaning there may be opportunities to reduce risk through targeted interventions.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

"Because these feelings are modifiable, our goal is for this research to inform culturally sensitive stress-reduction interventions to mitigate these feelings in older adults."

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

"Both of those things can be difficult for people to stop or to reverse, but they are probably the most modifiable ones," says Dr McCartney.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

"This novel finding highlights that insulin resistance may be a significant and modifiable risk factor for AS," says lead author Dr Johanna Kuusisto, from the Kuopio University Hospital, in Finland.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

By extension, anything that is not modifiable, especially in the sense of customizable to one's particular needs or tastes.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.