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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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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.