impair

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She referenced research published earlier this month, which highlighted a "bi-directional relationship" in which mental health problems that "impair self-care behaviours" could cause diabetes complications, and in turn "further impair mental health".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Previous research had already shown that PAM variants are more common in people with diabetes and can impair insulin release from the pancreas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

She wrote that the majority’s ruling “opens a dangerous can of worms” that “threatens to impair states’ ability to regulate the provision of medical care in any respect.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Rarely used against a U.S. company, the move—if it survives Anthropic’s expected legal challenge—could impair Anthropic’s ability to work with other government contractors including Lockheed Martin, Amazon and Microsoft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

All rulers of all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers, but they could not afford to encourage any illusion that tended to impair military efficiency.

From "1984" by George Orwell