Stories
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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
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The anatomy and physiology of the liver / by Francis Kiernan.
Kiernan, Francis, 1800-1874.Date: 1833- Books
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Notes on the origin of the liver / by Thomas W. Shore.
Shore, Thomas W.Date: [1891]- Books
Les fonctions hépato-biliaires : physiologie - exploration valeur et choix des tests de l'insuffisance hépatique / M. Chiray et F. Thiebaut.
Chiray, M. (Maurice), 1877-Date: 1930- Books
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The liver the regenerator or hydrogenator in animals, or the antagonism between the lungs and the liver / by George Wyld.
Wyld, George, 1821-1906.Date: [1852]- Books
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Experimental-Studien über Diabetes / von Carl Bock und Fried. Albin Hoffmann.
Bock, Carl Ernst, 1809-1874.Date: 1874