To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.
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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
A 1998 false-colour near-infrared image of Uranus showing cloud bands, rings, and moons obtained by
False-color imagery of the Sun, a G-type main-sequence star, the closest to Earth.
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The human X chromosome (left) and the Y chromosome (right). This false-color scanning electron micro