nervous system
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The authors suggested that high dose Wegovy may increase the risk of reduced blood supply to the optic nerve through mechanisms involving blood pressure drops, fluid loss, and instability in the autonomic nervous system.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
Music has a direct impact on the nervous system.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Following the rise of commercial web browsers in the 1990s, the internet erased the constraints of geography and became the central nervous system of the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
In the brain, for example, microglia, which are the macrophages of the central nervous system, may become senescent in conditions like Alzheimer's disease as they encounter large amounts of cellular debris.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
I believe these animals do not have enough of a nervous system to suffer pain.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
