nervous system
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MS is a disease of the brain and central nervous system, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the fatty myelin sheath that normally protects the nerves, like insulation around electric wires.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Nearly 7,000 people in Wales live with MS, which affects the central nervous system and can cause symptoms including blurred vision and mobility problems.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have created tiny lab-grown brain and spinal cord systems that mimic how movement signals travel through the human nervous system.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
In work published online in ACS Chemical Neuroscience on July 03, 2025, researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan created vitamin K analogues designed to be more active in the nervous system.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
“Please do,” Ignatius replied, his lips quivering, and prepared another hot dog to quiet his trembling nervous system.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
