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He was like, “I’m not comfortable in that, it inhibits my performance, I just want to wear sweats.”

They found that UV radiation inhibits weight gain by enhancing secretion of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, which not only decreases leptin but also increases energy expenditure through the "browning" of subcutaneous fat.

Instead of a La Nina, there was a strong El Nino, which usually inhibits storminess a bit.

Randainin D, originally extracted from plants, inhibits production of an enzyme that plays a role in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Gabapentin inhibits a neural protein that, after the nervous system is damaged, becomes overactive and causes communication problems -- in this case, affecting sensory neurons and the abdominal fat tissue to which they're sending signals.