Stories
- Article
‘Jessy’, a film about cerebral palsy
How the 1950s British film industry portrayed this disease.
- Photo story
How wigs help children handle hair loss
For young people who lose their hair during cancer treatment, a wig can make them feel normal again. Carmel King photographs some of the processes and people involved with a charity providing beautiful human-hair wigs for kids.
- Article
Bringing biotech to the people
Amateur scientists have inspired all kinds of frightening scenarios, from Frankenstein’s monster to ‘The Fly’ and ‘Breaking Bad’. But it can be a force for good. Today’s DIYbio enthusiasts are having fun – and even making lucrative breakthrough discoveries.
- Article
The shocking ‘treatment’ to make lesbians straight
Being a lesbian has never been a crime in the UK, but 50 years ago, some psychologists experimented with treatments to try to ‘cure’ women of their orientation. Find out what this involved.
Catalogue
- Books
The fat facts : all about dietary fat and your cancer / World Cancer Research Fund.
Date: [1992]- Books
Why eat fruits and vegetables? / World Cancer Research Fund.
Date: [1992?]- Books
Finding out about cancer : 1 ...and how to lower your own cancer risk / World Cancer Research Fund.
Date: [1994]- Books
Finding out about breast health : and the positive steps every woman should take / World Cancer Research Fund.
Date: [1994]- Ephemera
5+ every day / World Cancer Research Fund.
Date: [1996?]