Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Laboratory mice demonstrate that genetic differences can have profound effects on the propensity to
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