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The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.
Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.