nerve cell
noun
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Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to a loss of muscle control that often leaves patients prisoners in their own bodies, unable to move, speak, swallow and, eventually, even breathe.
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Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, the researchers were monitoring the activity of nerve cells through electrodes implanted in the rodent brains that fed data into computer programs.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that transmit signals between nerve cells.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
And in 2011 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the protective covering of the nerve cells in the brain, optic nerve and spinal cord.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
Health conditions that are linked to ARBI include: Cerebellar degeneration: This disorder causes nerve cells in the cerebellum to die.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
To many other researchers, creating a map of the 86 billion neurons, or nerve cells, that make up the brain would be considered a nearly insurmountable project.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
Without the correct amount of GABA, nerve cells can misfire, leading to the muscle stiffness and spasms characteristic of SPS.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Parkinson's disease, a progressive disorder caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls movement, is expected to affect 1.2 million people by 2030.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, the researchers were monitoring the activity of nerve cells through electrodes implanted in the rodent brains that fed data into computer programs.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that transmit signals between nerve cells.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
And in 2011 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the protective covering of the nerve cells in the brain, optic nerve and spinal cord.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
Health conditions that are linked to ARBI include: Cerebellar degeneration: This disorder causes nerve cells in the cerebellum to die.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
To many other researchers, creating a map of the 86 billion neurons, or nerve cells, that make up the brain would be considered a nearly insurmountable project.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
Without the correct amount of GABA, nerve cells can misfire, leading to the muscle stiffness and spasms characteristic of SPS.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Parkinson's disease, a progressive disorder caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls movement, is expected to affect 1.2 million people by 2030.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Nerve cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20cell. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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