Modern anatomy reveals why Victor Frankenstein’s reanimation experiment was doomed from the first incision.
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Why is your ankle named after a Greek hero and your uterus after a Renaissance anatomist? The answer says as much about power and memory as it does about medicine.
Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.
The uneasy afterlife of human remains.
The average length and girth of a penis is shorter than many of us think.
Breasts are ‘sisters, not twins’. So while your bra is symmetrical, it’s normal your breasts aren’t.
People are injecting compounds we barely understand.
Lie-ins aren’t bad for you, they’re overdue.
How anatomy, hormones and habits shape toilet trips.
If you’ve just started running or your workout is more intense, you might have felt it. A dull, nagging ache down your shins after you exercise.
Snoring solutions start with understanding your anatomy.
How Cpap reshapes your airway while you sleep.
Not all moisturisers are actually good at reducing moisture loss. You may still itch as your skin recovers if you’ve been having a lot of really hot showers.
The length of your vagina can change with age, hormones and sexual arousal.
In romance novels and online advice columns, enlarged pupils are commonly enlisted as imagery to indicate sexual arousal and attraction. So, what’s the science say?
The surprising effort behind a genuine smile.
Crying during joyful moments makes perfect sense.
The problem of using male anatomy as the default in medicine is that it doesn’t always read across to female bodies.
It could take up to three or four months for your eyelashes to grow back to their typical length.
Wellness stick-ons are trending, but the science is patchy.
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
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