affects
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Osteoarthritis affects roughly 22% of adults over age 40 and is one of the leading causes of disability.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Vian, 16, was born with thalassemia, a condition that affects haemoglobin - used by red blood cells to transport oxygen around the body.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"We now know what these animals can hear in air. The next step is to understand how noise affects them underwater, and when it begins to interfere with their behaviour or hearing."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Nvidia essentially put investors on notice that the cash it deploys into other companies also affects what’s available for buybacks and dividends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The human mind can do only a few things at a time, and the order in which information comes in affects how that information is handled.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
