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The Mammary Glands

Mammary glands, which are located in the breast overlying the pectoralis major muscles, are present in both sexes, but usually are functional only in the female.

Rethinking Blood Pressure

IS YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE NORMAL? Are you sure? Researchers are moving the bar on what constitutes an “ideal” blood pressure. Today we explore a study suggesting...

The Spinal Chord

The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column

Five Ways to Drop Your Stroke Risk

A stroke interrupts the blood supply to a part of the brain or a blood vessel in the brain bursts. Either event leads to brain cell damage or death.