Stories
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A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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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.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Personal material
Date: 18th century - 19th centuryReference: MS.6137Part of: Jurin, James (1684-1750), physician and Secretary of the Royal Society- Archives and manuscripts
Alexander Monro secundus (1733-1817). Notes on his lectures on comparative anatomy.
Date: Mid 18th century - early 19th centuryReference: MS.5589Part of: Hunterian Society of London- Archives and manuscripts
William Heberden the elder (1710-1801) and William Heberden the younger (1767-1845), physicians
Heberden, William, 1710-1801Date: late 18th century - early 19th centuryReference: MS.8832
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Manuscript recipe book of Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville (1654-1744)
Date: 1662 - mid 18th centuryReference: MS.8903- Books
A history of geology and medicine / edited by C.J. Duffin, The Natural History Museum, London, UK, R.T.J. Moody, Kingston University, London, UK, and C. Gardner-Thorpe, University of Exeter Medical School, UK.
Date: [2013]