|
|
To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
![Animal carcasses like this South African wildebeest provide important nutrition for both hunters and](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_275510_22_02_15_6_06_46_2077821.jpeg)
![Organizational Effects of Testosterone Around the time of birth, testosterone masculinizes and defem](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_339612_26_04_15_11_00_45_21512783.jpeg)