According to research, pregnant women tend to eat more if carrying a baby boy. Male fetuses may secrete a chemical that stimulates their mothers to step up her energy intake.
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Although puberty usually occurs in the early teenage years, the world's youngest parents were two Chinese children who had their first baby when they were 8 and 9 years of age.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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Liver spots have nothing whatsoever to do with the liver. They are a type of freckles commonly seen in older adults who have been out in the sun without sufficient sunscreen.
Acromegaly in one individual from a pair of identical twins.
A pair of spotted hyenas at White River, Mpumalanga