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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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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.