Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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To combat osteoporosis, changes in lifestyle and diet are recommended. At-risk patients should include 1,200 to 1,500 mg of calcium daily either via dietary means or with supplements.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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It is important to read food labels and choose foods with low cholesterol and saturated trans fat. You should limit saturated fat to no higher than 6% of daily calories.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Mendel's breeding program that produced a 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 ratio
Early Goldenrod
The ability of a community to cope, adapt to, and mitigate the accelerating impact of climate change
The mitochondrion is the center of energy transformation in the cell
Results of a cross involving two genes located on the same chromosome
Oxidative stress can begin in childhood and lead to progressive damage throughout life