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  Androgen

  Androgen is the generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates ... > more
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  Caffeine

  Caffeine, sometimes called theine when found in tea, is a xanthine alkaloid found in the leaves and beans of the coffee tree, in tea, yerba mate, guarana berries, and in small quantities in cocoa, ... > more
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  Circadian rhythm

  A circadian rhythm is a roughly 24 hour cycle in the physiological processes of living beings, including plants, animals, fungi and cyanobacteria. In a strict sense, circadian rhythms are ... > more
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  Drug discovery

  In medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which drugs are discovered and/or designed. In the past most drugs have been discovered either by identifying the active ... > more
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  Hormone

  A hormone is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another. All multicellular organisms produce hormones including plants. The best-known animal (and human) hormones are those ... > more
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  Chronic pain

  Chronic pain was originally defined as pain that has lasted 6 months or longer. It is now defined as pain that persists longer than the normal course of time associated with a particular type of ... > more
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  Tobacco smoking

  Tobacco smoking is the act of smoking tobacco products, especially cigarettes and cigars. The practice of smoking tobacco originated among Native Americans in eastern North America, where tobacco is ... > more
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  Hallucination

  A hallucination is a sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. Hallucinations may occur in ... > more
• Infant's Health
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  Premature birth

  Premature birth (also known as preterm birth) is defined medically as childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation. Most pregnancies last about 40 weeks. About 12 percent of ... > more
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  Hypothalamus

  In mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon and functioning to regulate certain metabolic ... > more

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