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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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
Base Pairing in DNA Is Complementary
Glowing Base Of Tree Made By Arranging Leaves
Acid–Base Balance
chemistry lab - acid base titration
Base excision repair (BER) accomplished by uracil DNA glycosylase