predisposition

The World Weather Attribution study said climate change was a "destabilising factor acting on a pre-existing geological predisposition", but it was not the only cause of the disaster.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Researchers are also interested in whether improving sleep could eventually help prevent or slow disease progression among people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

But a genetic predisposition and family history aren’t the only causes of a dissection.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

The samples helped people discover entirely new family trees and could reveal consequential health information, such as a genetic predisposition to cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Lowell and Schiaparelli and others, doing visual observations under difficult seeing conditions, were misled—in part perhaps because of a predisposition to believe in life on Mars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Bonta said the failure resulted in a 2023 data breach which exposed genetic predispositions and risk factors of nearly seven million users, plus information about biological relatives, ancestry, and ethnicity.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

If enough genetic material can be recovered and sequenced, researchers hope to uncover details about Leonardo's biological traits, including aspects of his appearance, health, and even potential predispositions.

From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026

That being said, medical professionals have noticed some patterns that may lead us to understand predispositions.

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026

In the 1990s, teams of scientists — supported at least in part by NIH funding — tracked down the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes responsible for inherited predispositions to breast and other cancers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025

Zimbardo’s conclusion was that there are specific situations so powerful that they can overwhelm our inherent predispositions.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell