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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
More than 20 million Americans cite use of marijuana within the past 30 days, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). More than 8 million admit to using it almost every day.
About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.