symptomatic

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"Because reducing amyloid burden is clinically proven to improve functional outcomes, these preclinical results strongly support the rationale for testing this drug in early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease."

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

Another blood test that measures p-tau217 can detect early changes linked to the buildup of abnormal proteins in the brain, but it’s used mainly in symptomatic patients and in research, not for screening healthy people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

"If they end up coming, and any of those people end up symptomatic, they are risking the entire team being able to come and compete in this World Cup."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

With the Andes virus, by contrast, people probably need to be symptomatic to spread illness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The purists who call out these errors see them as symptomatic of a decline in the quality of communication and reasoning in our culture today.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker