Sentence examples for reducing sensitivity from inspiring English sources

It suppresses coughs by reducing sensitivity in the part of the brain that controls the cough reflex.

"The degree of cushioning that may be of use to a runner on a concrete footpath may be reducing sensitivity to feedback information from the foot (and potentially increasing injury risk) in individuals who play court and field sports that require rapid changes of angle and direction," Dr. Waddington said.

Since these actions can be obtained with other drugs, such as opiates, the distinctive characteristic of sedative-hypnotics is their selective ability to achieve their effects without affecting mood or reducing sensitivity to pain.

The term "hedged fund" was coined by Alfred Winslow Jones, who in 1949 launched a vehicle that simultaneously bought and sold short shares, thus reducing sensitivity to overall movements in the market.

Strategies for reducing sensitivity to hidden bias are discussed.

These results indicate that inflammation modulates incentive motivation by affecting willingness to exert effort for reward and not by reducing sensitivity to reward.

Cells with reduced topoisomerase IIα showed reduced sensitivity to voreloxin-induced G2 arrest.

DIAPH3-silenced cells were sensitive to MEK inhibition, but showed reduced sensitivity to EGFR inhibition.

Psychotropic drugs can reduce sensitivity to heat and the ability to sweat.

Reduced sensitivity is inevitable in such circumstances.

Such over-identification is exploited to reduce sensitivity to error.