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I've been struggling with a condition called trigeminal neuralgia, external that causes excruciating pain like an electric shock across the side of my face, which can stop me from speaking, eating or drinking.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Together, these disorders affect about 200 million people worldwide and rank among the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
They encouraged her to participate in the progressive causes of the era, most importantly helping the thousands of Eastern European immigrants then crowding into the Midwest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
When stress causes these neurons to become abnormally active, reward processing can be disrupted, potentially increasing vulnerability to anxiety and depression.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Farmer didn’t tell her that sorcery didn’t exist—it was too deeply embedded in the culture for him to dismiss it—but he assured her that her son had died of explainable medical causes.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
