nerve
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The joke resonated because it touched a nerve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Standard CD20 antibodies are an established treatment for MS, with the antibodies targeting the renegade autoimmune cells that damage nerve sheaths.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The scientists noted that scar tissue and inflammation can also interfere with nerve repair after injury.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
At the 2022 French Open, the pain in Nadal's foot was so bad that he asked Dr Angel Ruiz-Cotorro to put the sensory nerve to sleep with targeted anaesthetic injections.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
On the other hand, if nothing was there under the sink and yet I felt something, then maybe I have some nerve disease that makes my hands feel fur when really it’s only tile.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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