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• Hormone Disorders
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Thyroid Disease
  Nervous System
  Psychology Research
   

  Gland

  A gland is an organ in an animal's body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Hypertension
  Blood Clots
  Cholesterol
  Lung Cancer
   
  

  Blood vessel

  The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important types, arteries and veins, carry blood away from or towards the heart, ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Epilepsy Research
  Epilepsy
   

  Anticonvulsant

  The anticonvulsants, sometimes also called antiepileptics, belong to a diverse group of pharmaceuticals used in prevention of the occurrence of epileptic seizures. The goal of an anticonvulsant is to ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Cholesterol
   
  

  Artery

  Arteries are muscular vessels that carry blood away from the heart. They are contrasted with veins, which carry blood toward the heart. The circulatory system is extremely important in sustaining ... > more
• Eye Care
  Nervous System
  Neuropathy
  Disability
  Psychology Research
  Biology
   
  

  Optic nerve

  The optic nerve is the nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. The optic nerve is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and support cells. It leaves the orbit (eye) ... > more
• Kidney Disease
  Hypertension
  Urology
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Kidney

  The kidneys are bean-shaped excretory organs in vertebrates. Part of the urinary system, the kidneys filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them, along with water, as urine. In ... > more
• Fitness
  Fibromyalgia
  Muscular Dystrophy
  Biology
  Life Sciences
  Neuropathy
   
  

  Muscle

  Muscle is the contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. Its function is to produce force and cause motion, either locomotion or movement within ... > more

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