Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
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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.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
Bayliss and Starling discovered the mechanism by which the small intestine and pancreas work togethe
Children with autism generally prefer interacting with objects over people.
The Head Start program was designed to increase the school readiness of low-income children.
A Diagrammatic Representation of the James-Lange Theory of Emotion
The incidence of overweight and obesity among adults and children