There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
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According to animal studies, the typical American diet is damaging to the liver and may result in allergies, low energy, digestive problems, and a lack of ability to detoxify harmful substances.
Effector functions of macrophages
Two invaders of the Great Lakes: (a) sea lamprey
Mouse lung stained to visualize differentiated epithelial cells and macrophages
