adhesion
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Yet another field that may have caught the medicine committee's eye is that of adhesion receptors in the immune system, identified by US immunologist Timothy Springer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Moisture, along with other factors like leaves from nearby trees, can affect adhesion on the rails, according to the RAIB.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
After addressing structural problems such as loss of adhesion and exfoliated paint, the restorers then used reversible techniques -- including watercolour paint -- to "stitch" everything back together, she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
By continuing to study how adhesion changes as plants respond to different conditions, they hope to determine whether this is a universal way plants regulate growth.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Bernard’s attention was probably drawn to the House of Majorca by its strong adhesion to the Franciscan Order.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
What's most exciting is our paper highlights the intriguing possibility that repurposing currently available cancer drugs that stabilize focal adhesions might represent a way to restore mechanical integrity at synapses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
After her release, Stohnii underwent surgery to remove adhesions - bands of scar tissue between organs that can be caused by trauma - which had developed in her kidney and bladder.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023
Scar tissue, known as adhesions, can form after surgery or other trauma to the abdomen.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
But in the time since, the adhesions were increasingly causing pain.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
Peewee had another operation on his stomach for something called adhesions, but he was still scheduled to leave with me.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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