nervous system
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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
Because the treatment needs to reach the central nervous system, it is administered through an injection into the spinal canal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 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
Christa Pike, 50, on Wednesday survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital, a drug that suppresses nervous system activity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
In view of the severe damage they inflict upon the nervous system, it was perhaps inevitable that these insecticides would eventually be linked with mental disease.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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