nerve cell
noun
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Dane disclosed in April 2025 that he had been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive disease that attacks nerve cells controlling muscles throughout the body.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
In a healthy brain, tau helps to stabilize the structure of nerve cells.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
In April 2025, Dane announced he had been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive disease that attacks nerve cells controlling muscles throughout the body.
—Maria Sherman, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
According to neurologist and lifestyle medicine physician Lynette Gogol, DO, DipABLM, caffeine works by blocking adenosine receptors in the brain that are involved in inflammation and communication between nerve cells.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
In a healthy brain, tau helps to stabilize the structure of nerve cells.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
In April 2025, Dane announced he had been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive disease that attacks nerve cells controlling muscles throughout the body.
—Maria Sherman, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
According to neurologist and lifestyle medicine physician Lynette Gogol, DO, DipABLM, caffeine works by blocking adenosine receptors in the brain that are involved in inflammation and communication between nerve cells.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Nerve cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20cell. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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