Hippocampus

The hippocampus is a major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates. It is part of the limbic ...
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Helicobacter pylori

Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative, microaerophilic, spiral bacterium usually found in the stomach. Up to 90% of people infected with ...
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Complete blood count

The complete blood count is one of the most commonly performed medical tests. It indicates the counts of white blood ...
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Cerebellum

The cerebellum is a major feature of the hindbrain of all vertebrates. It plays an important role in motor control ...
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Birth control movement in the United States

The birth control movement in the United States was a social reform campaign beginning in 1914. The movement aimed to ...
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Amphetamine

Amphetamine was discovered in 1887 and exists as two enantiomers: levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine. At therapeutic doses, amphetamine causes emotional and ...
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Anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany

Adolf Hitler’s personal distaste for tobacco and the Nazi reproductive policies were among the motivating factors behind the Nazi campaigns ...
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The Volcano (British Columbia)

The Volcano is a small cinder cone in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. ...
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