More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.
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One way to reduce acid reflux is to lose two or three pounds. Most people lose weight in the belly area first when they increase exercise, meaning that heartburn can be reduced quickly by this method.
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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
Cell-wall structure of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
Location, appearance, and internal structure of the mammalian pancreas.