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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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Fewer than 10% of babies are born on their exact due dates, 50% are born within 1 week of the due date, and 90% are born within 2 weeks of the date.
The epidermal growth factor (EGF) pathway that promotes cell division