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
This highlights the importance of screening strategies and follow up colonoscopy schedules that reflect differences between polyp types.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
Other conditions noted in his medical history included a past Covid infection, rosacea, which is a skin condition often causing redness in the face, and a benign colon polyp.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025
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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Though time-consuming, it can detect 95% of cancers and a similar percentage of high-risk polyps.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
In a small, early stage study, the company said its drug significantly reduced polyps in patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
It can also check for polyps which can develop into cancer.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
However, two specific types of polyps, -- adenomas and serrated polyps -- have the potential to develop into cancer over time.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 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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