polyp
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Its AI platform helped figure out that targeting a certain protein in the body was likely to help treat an inherited colorectal polyp disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
The study included 250 adults considered at higher risk for colorectal cancer, either due to known risk factors or because they had previously had a precancerous polyp removed.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 30, 2025
Amy, a lawyer from London, was forced to think about children after finding out she had a polyp in her womb - which could impact her chances of conceiving.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024
In fact, during one of her sessions, Nyong’o injured her vocal cords, which forced her to remain silent for three months to avoid surgery for the polyp that had formed on her throat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
Preformationism assumed that new life was never created, yet in 1741 Abraham Trembley showed that you could cut a polyp into a dozen pieces and it would turn into a dozen polyps.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Coral is made up of tiny individual animals called polyps, which maintain a symbiotic relationship with microscopic algae that live within their tissues.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
For example, Johnson points to Tezspire, a fairly new drug for treating nasal polyps with injections instead of surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
There are three ways to look for colon cancer and polyps located in the intestinal lining.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
It can also check for polyps which can develop into cancer.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
An ocean teeming with sea life, from tiny coral polyps to massive whales to birds skimming the surface of the waves.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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