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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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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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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.