Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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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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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
A phylogeny showing the major modern angiosperm lineages
Endocarditis. The human heart has been sectioned to reveal the left ventricle and origin of the aort