But for those with the conventional wiring of the nervous system, nothing is quite like short-selling.
ALS, a disease of the nervous system, impairs muscle movement and eventually results in total paralysis.
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What we see is a reflection of our nervous system and our human method of questioning.
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Lead is known to be harmful to many organs and the central nervous system.
These cells are involved in the development of the nervous system and other tissues.
The drug discovery company develops therapeutic treatments for central nervous system disorders, pain, cancer and addictions.
Fink, with his many titles, has become the central nervous system of the Kochtopus.
Diabetics are at risk of diseases of the eye, kidney, nervous system and cardiovascular system.
The outbreak is of fungal meningitis, an inflammation in the brain or central nervous system.
Windows is the operating system--the brain and central nervous system--of 90% of the world's PCs.
But he had always suspected they might interact with the central nervous system of human beings.
The toadfish's ability to regenerate its central nervous system is of much interest to neuroscientists.
Polio (also called poliomyelitis) is highly infectious and affects the nervous system, sometimes resulting in paralysis.
Dr Peckham's parallel nervous system picks up electrical signals from the neck and shoulder muscles.
That really would act like an artificial nervous system bypassing the patient's broken natural one.
More pressing is that her nervous system has grown accustomed to a slower rate of leg turnover.
Omega-3 fatty acids may also be an important component of the central nervous system, says Carol J.
It can carry Lyme disease, a bacterial infection which can attack the skin, heart and nervous system.
Medications that work on the central nervous system, such as antidepressants, can also mess with your cycle.
In 2010, there were 13, 140 deaths from brain and other nervous system cancers in the United States.
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Lewis Mighty was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2008, a childhood cancer which attacks the sympathetic nervous system.
They believe high levels of the chemical may make the nervous system less responsive to danger signs.
One stock is a company called Questcor Pharmaceuticals ( QCOR), which makes central nervous system drugs.
The problem, apparently, was that the large and fragile proteins were not readily absorbed into the nervous system.
Serious long-lasting complications including nervous system disorders and blindness and - very rarely - brain inflammation are possible.
"If we could re-create the physical nervous system, then we could help many, many more people, " says Donoghue.
But modern acupuncturists say the technique's effectiveness can be explained by an understanding of the central nervous system.
This, in turn, reduces hyper-activation of the sympathetic nervous system, which is an established contributor to chronic hypertension.
PT141 is a copy of a hormone which has an effect on the nervous system called alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
Cyber warfare has already been unleashed on the computers that form the central nervous system of today's grid.
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