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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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Drug abusers experience the following scenario: The pleasure given by their drug (or drugs) of choice is so strong that it is difficult to eradicate even after years of staying away from the substances involved. Certain triggers may cause a drug abuser to relapse. Research shows that long-term drug abuse results in significant changes in brain function that persist long after an individual stops using drugs. It is most important to realize that the same is true of not just illegal substances but alcohol and tobacco as well.
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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
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Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.
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Medications that are definitely not safe to take when breastfeeding include radioactive drugs, antimetabolites, some cancer (chemotherapy) agents, bromocriptine, ergotamine, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.
Cloning may help save endangered species.
The Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni is a large species of bee-eater found in South Asia.
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The human hypothalamus (in color) in relation to the optic chiasm and the pituitary gland.
Human photopic (cone) and scotopic (rod) spectral sensitivity curves. The peak of each curve has ...
Some obesity genes in the human genome. The green triangles represent single genes in which obesity