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Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
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Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, and infects up to 20% of the world population, mostly in poorer countries with inadequate sanitation. Infections are most common in children, though chronic Giardia is more common in adults.
The human oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve.
Much of the dark space between stars, as seen in the sky of the image above, is due to the human eye
Nine pulse sites on the human body.
DNA sequence variation in the human genome
LION-HUMAN
The production of a new allopolyploid species