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nerve

[nurv] / nɜrv /




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It is active in several organs, including the heart and the brain, where it supports healthy nerve cell function.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Amyloid beta places additional stress on nerve cells, which leads to the formation of even more inactive GRK2.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The joke resonated because it touched a nerve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She then held her nerve in the second, recovering from being broken as she tried to serve out victory before clinching her first match point on Kalinskaya's serve.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

All complex animals have nerve cells, but no animal has as many nerve cells as humans do.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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