regulate

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Our brains get to use that experience almost as a learning process, to think about, “How can I regulate this emotion? How would I respond in the real world?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Researchers say CANECPI-5 is especially promising because it both protects enamel and helps regulate oral bacteria, making it valuable for future dental treatments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Put tiny versions into cardiac patients to regulate heartbeats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In medicine, a new generation of pacemaker could regulate a person’s heartbeat for decades, rather than needing to be replaced every two years.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson