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[fuhngk-shuhn] / ˈfʌŋk ʃən /




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"Acetylcholine levels are often altered in treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders like Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia, so understanding the function of this neurotransmitter is essential in treating many neuropsychiatric disorders," says Prof. Wickens.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Researchers reported that these benefits remained consistent regardless of whether patients had diabetes, what type of kidney disease they had, or their level of kidney function.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

PJM’s energy dispatchers essentially function as air-traffic controllers, rerouting power as needed to meet demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

That response is predictable because most people assume that racism, and racial systems generally, are fundamentally a function of attitudes.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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