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counteract

[koun-ter-akt] / ˌkaʊn tərˈækt /


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"Even partial restoration of the connection between the right vagus nerve and the heart is sufficient to counteract the mechanisms of remodelling and preserve effective cardiac contractility," adds Anar Dushpanova, cardiologist at TrancriLab.

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The team discovered that restoring platelet factor 4 could counteract these age-related changes.

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The researchers also observed brain activity patterns that resembled the effects of a good night's sleep, counteracting the typical brain changes associated with sleep deprivation.

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Overall, the findings indicate that carefully adjusting proteins that interact genetically with frataxin may help counteract the damage caused by frataxin loss.

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In 2025, researchers at the University of Louvain and Imperial College London clarified how this harmful chain reaction might be counteracted.

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