nervous system
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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
"If we can detect those changes and intervene earlier, that could help delay the onset of central nervous system symptoms."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
By demonstrating impaired nerve-to-muscle communication in a system containing no brain or spinal cord, the study provides evidence that mutations linked to familial Alzheimer's can produce effects beyond the central nervous system.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
Because the optic tectum exists in every vertebrate species, it is considered one of the most ancient structures in the vertebrate nervous system.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
In Germany, the effects of Marburg virus on the brain were particularly frightening, and resembled the effects of rabies: the virus somehow damaged the central nervous system and could destroy the brain, as does rabies.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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