nerve cell
noun
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Blood tests revealed that these same participants also had higher levels of neurofilament light (NfL), a protein released into the blood when nerve cells are damaged.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Your Brain Health May Get a Boost Sulforaphane may protect nerve cells against brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
—Anthea Levi, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Some people worry that flu shots increase the risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a serious but rare disorder in which the immune system attacks nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Dane disclosed in April that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and causes loss of muscle control.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Your Brain Health May Get a Boost Sulforaphane may protect nerve cells against brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
—Anthea Levi, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Some people worry that flu shots increase the risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a serious but rare disorder in which the immune system attacks nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Dane disclosed in April that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and causes loss of muscle control.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Nerve cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20cell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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