nervous system
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MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and can result in progressive physical and cognitive decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Lead poisoning is "particularly harmful to young children" and can "severely damage the brain and central nervous system", according to the World Health Organization.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Such conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, result in gastrointestinal symptoms related to the functioning of the autonomic nervous system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
However, researchers have not fully understood how hormones produced by the gut and pancreas interact with the nervous system to produce these effects.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Your worst enemy, he reflected, was your own nervous system.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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