Is Anorexia a Modern, Culture-Bound Disorder?
by Lindsay Myers, MBA, MPHThe universality and the origins of anorexia nervosa have been the subject of years of debate. Some argue that the eating... READ MORE →
The universality and the origins of anorexia nervosa have been the subject of years of debate. Some argue that the eating... READ MORE →
Controversy surrounding Postconcussion Syndrome (PCS) dates back to the 1800s. 150 years on, contention still surrounds the... READ MORE →
Dental horrors abound in literature, artwork, and dental museum exhibits. Throughout most of the world’s history, dentistry,... READ MORE →
Henry Gustav Molaison (1926-2008) was perhaps the best-known and most studied patient in the history of neuroscience. Henry... READ MORE →
Six years ago, while researching the life of an American psychiatrist who studied the top Nazi leaders during their imprisonment... READ MORE →
The history of medical students using human cadavers for dissection is a long and choppy one (no pun intended). Before Christianity,... READ MORE →
Humans have been cutting open cadavers and dissecting corpses almost since the beginning of recorded human history. Ancient... READ MORE →
Both psychiatry and psychology have their roots in ancient practices and belief systems, which traced insanity back to the... READ MORE →
Up until the beginning of the 1920’s in the United States and contemporarily in many parts of the world, diphtheria has... READ MORE →
Imagine your monthly beauty routine. Perhaps you go to the salon and get a manicure and pedicure, or to the hairstylist for... READ MORE →
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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