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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.