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NEGATIVELY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a negative way

Example:

he was negatively inclined

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

negative (characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a harmful manner

Example:

he was negatively affected

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

negative (having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant)

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Any subcellular process that acts to negatively regulate the catalytic activities that underlie intracellular signaling.

(Intracellular Communication Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)

They are found to bind common hematopoietin receptor subunits, and may compete for the same receptor, and thus negatively regulate each other's activity.

(Interleukin-15, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

IRAK3 is induced upon TLR stimulation and negatively regulates TLR signaling.

(Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase 3, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein was found to be associated with the death domain of tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1 (TNF-R1) and death receptor-3 (DR3), and thereby negatively regulates downstream cell death signaling.

(BCL2-associated Athanogene 4, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

A loss of sst2 gene expression often is found in pancreatic and colorectal cancers, and is the receptor for somatostatin which negatively regulates a number of processes such as epithelial cell proliferation.

(CYL-02 Plasmid DNA, NCI Thesaurus)

These, however, are all individual factors – or personal circumstances – which can negatively affect mental health.

(Depression - men far more at risk than women in deprived areas, University of Cambridge)

In Alzheimer’s disease, beta-amyloid clumps together to form amyloid plaques, negatively impacting communication between neurons.

(Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, National Institutes of Health)

Snow is positively charged, while silicon is negatively charged.

(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

"Prior research has found that inflammation, particularly in the brain, can negatively impact brain function and cognition."

(Body Mass Index Linked to Cognitive Decline, Voanews)

Many studies connect sleep loss with cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's, and other disorders, and it is well known that sleep loss negatively affects cognitive performance.

(Why Lack of Sleep Affects Some More Than Others, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)