Stories
- Article
The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
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How shame makes us sick
The fight-or-flight response can have long-term consequences for our bodies if left unchecked. Lucia Osborne-Crowley investigates how shame and trauma are connected, and how both can lead to chronic ill health.
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Womb milk and the puzzle of the placenta
A human baby needs milk to survive – and this holds true even before it’s born. Joanna Wolfarth explores “womb milk”, as well as ancient and modern ideas about the placenta.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
British Society for Social Responsibility in Science - Burian
Date: 1946-1976Reference: PP/MLV/C/2/15Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)- Books
- Online
The anatomy and physiology of the liver / by Francis Kiernan.
Kiernan, Francis, 1800-1874.Date: 1833- Books
- Online
Notes on the origin of the liver / by Thomas W. Shore.
Shore, Thomas W.Date: [1891]- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: Kidd-Kramer
Date: 1794 - 1953Reference: MS.8898- Archives and manuscripts
Annual Reviews - A(?), Lotte
Date: 1944-1983Reference: PP/MLV/C/1/5Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)