Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.
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Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
Sickled and normal red blood cells
Looking at Cells
Stem cells, undecided
Structural hierarchy in the molecular organization of cells
Stem cells in mammalian development
The Excretory System Water and waste products from cells