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Online chatter didn’t help and “hit a nerve,” he said.

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Despite his nerves, he movingly recalled waking up to his dad screaming, unsure of what to do after his mum's heart attack.

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When capitalism has lost its revolutionary nerve, like during the Great Depression, the state has brought it back to life.

In MS, the immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath, a protective layer that insulates nerve fibers.

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These compounds are known to be highly toxic to nerve cells.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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