hypersensitivity

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Mr. Guadagnino also indulges a couple of speeches about young people’s alleged hypersensitivity that veer into trite middle-aged lament and aren’t really relevant to the action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Last year, an 11-year-old boy died in Delhi due to hypersensitivity pneumonitis - a disease that causes inflammation in lungs.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Now, scientists are linking this hypersensitivity to specific inflammatory chemicals and receptors on airway nerves.

From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2024

Next, they explored whether a drug called Navitoclax, which targets senescent cells, could eliminate senescent osteoclasts and reduce spinal hypersensitivity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

Not only that, hypersensitivity to other humans' reactions is not only normal, it's an evolutionary advantage.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2023