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Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
The same star field photographed with (a) a ground-based telescope, which is subject to poor seeing
Relationships and dates divergence of living primate group based on molecular and DNA comparisons.
Strong religious beliefs appears to be positively associated with elderly health and wellbeing
Centromere locations and the chromosome designations that are based on them
For a particular cell based on the reaction:3 AgCl(s) + Al(s) → 3 Ag(s) + Al3+(aq) + 3 ...
An electrochemical cell is based on these two half-reactions