nerve
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In studies involving mice, the treatment reduced nerve cell loss, helped the animals live longer, and targeted a biological process that existing Alzheimer's drugs do not address.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
But Zverev, who has struggled with his emotions on court in the past, held his nerve to end his major final curse.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The joke resonated because it touched a nerve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Calcium and magnesium matter for bone, muscle and nerve function, but where possible they should come from food.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
“Them kids love working my last nerve, I tell you.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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