In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.
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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
