Stories
- Article
A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
- Article
A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
- Article
Heating up and drying out
Menopause doesn’t have to signify old age, but when your body feels like it’s letting you down, it’s hard not to believe that your useful life may be over.
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Getting under the skin
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
Catalogue
- Student dissertations
The histories of wet-nursing and surrogate motherhood compared - did history repeat itself ? / a dissertation by Vinnie Sodhi.
Sodhi, Vinnie.Date: 1990- Student dissertations
Chains and whips excite me - why is that deviant? : Exploring the medico-legal history of sadomasochism and current efforts to reframe it as a psychiatric disorder / by Kimberley Harland-Mears.
Harland-Mears, Kimberley.Date: 2013- Student dissertations
"Fashion manmade beauty ? - Why, sir, cobble you !" / Cliona Kirwan.
Kirwan, Cliona.Date: 1991- Student dissertations
The hospice movement - further medicalization of dying or demedicalization? / by Sharon Brayley.
Brayley, Sharon.Date: [1996]- Books
The slow moon climbs : the science, history, and meaning of menopause / Susan P. Mattern.
Mattern, Susan P., 1966-Date: [2019]