Da Vinci’s hand impairment caused by nerve damage
New analysis of 16th-century drawing by Italian doctors concludes da Vinci’s right hand affected by ulnar palsy, rather than stroke A fainting episode causing traumatic...
Tag: neurology
Camelford: Britain’s Forgotten Aluminium Scandal
Last year was the 30th anniversary of Britain’s most infamous pollution event when 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were inadvertently added to the potable water...
Smoke and Mirrors
From the seduction of the 19th-century séance through to the sensationalist stunts of contemporary mentalists, we cannot resist the lure of the seemingly impossible. But...
Could Electrotherapy Help Treat Anorexia Nervosa?
Electrotherapy is already being used to treat a range of health ailments from migraine to depression and even potentially dementia. Here we talk to Anorexia...
Brain Aneurysms can happen in Young People too
Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke suffered two brain aneurysms at just 24 years old. The first was a subarachnoid haemorrhage, which led to her...
The strange world of sleep disorders
Dr Neil Stanley is one of the UK’s foremost sleep experts and author of How to Sleep Well. Over the last 37 years, he has...
Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year finalist: Dr Peter Jenkins
On Thursday 17 January five young doctors, including Dr Peter Jenkins, will compete for the coveted title of Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year. RSM...
If I Chance to Talk a Little Wild
Relational psychotherapist Jayne Haynes’s compelling, unpredictable new memoir; ‘If I Chance to Talk a Little Wild’ uses both personal and clinical experiences to explore complex...
Music on the brain – the RSM Brain Series
Last week Professor Catherine Loveday delivered a lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine’s 2018 Brain Series lecture to a packed auditorium of doctors and...
