In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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More than 50% of American adults have oral herpes, which is commonly known as "cold sores" or "fever blisters." The herpes virus can be active on the skin surface without showing any signs or causing any symptoms.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.
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In women, pharmacodynamic differences include increased sensitivity to (and increased effectiveness of) beta-blockers, opioids, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and typical antipsychotics.
Participation of water in biological reactions
Whale in water
Effects of Differences in Solute Concentration on the Movement of Water Molecules