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Professor Jesus Gil, senior author of the study and Head of the Senescence group at the LMS, said the next step is understanding how the treatment affects the immune system.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

One of the biggest shifts in mindset required for switching to EVs is understanding that they aren’t as equivalent to one another as gas vehicles, which have had more than a century to mature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"Doctors aren't taught about this condition. The first thing we need is understanding," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“Without this program, we’re flying blind. The first step in addressing any public health threat is understanding what’s happening on the ground,” Simon said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

‘But because of these jumpsquiffling ears of mine,’ the BF G said, ‘I is not only able to hear the music that dreams is making but I is understanding it also.’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl