nervous system
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Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts longer than three months and means the nervous system stays stuck in emergency mode.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
But equally, a delayed response or a friend failing to follow through on plans can trigger subtle stress responses in the nervous system.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Parkinson’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a nervous system movement disorder that worsens with time and cannot be cured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Until now, however, scientists did not understand how the nervous system produces this age-dependent progression from one task to another.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Get too much of it and you can irreparably damage the brain and central nervous system.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
