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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
There are immediate benefits of chiropractic adjustments that are visible via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It shows that spinal manipulation therapy is effective in decreasing pain and increasing the gaps between the vertebrae, reducing pressure that leads to pain.
Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.