overactive
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As the animals reached adulthood, this disruption led to an overactive immune response and chronic inflammation, significantly increasing the risk of inflammatory gut diseases and obesity.
From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025
Researchers are probing the pill’s efficacy in patients with Type 2 inflammatory diseases, which are triggered by an overactive immune response.
From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025
“I have a prescription for an overactive bladder.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
HLH is an immune deficiency disorder which happens when certain types of white blood cells, known as histiocytes and lymphocytes, become overactive and attack the body.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025
It occurs when an overactive immune system begins attacking the cells that create pigment, or color, in the skin.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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