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spinal

[spahyn-l] / ˈspaɪn l /


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"But this neuron doesn't release NE everywhere. It ignores the cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Arvinas is pursuing two candidates for Parkinson’s disease and for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, a rare disorder that leads to progressive muscle weakness and wasting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Jane Campbell, a peer in the House of Lords upper chamber, struggles to speak naturally due to spinal muscular atrophy, a condition that worsens over time.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Losing weight, whether through diet and exercise or taking a GLP-1 medication, reduces the pressure on spinal discs and vertebrae and the hinge of the knee.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The stalk is your brain stem, which plugs into your spinal cord.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman


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