Extra Finger ‘Birth Defect’ Could Provide Blueprint for Robotic Extra Limbs
New research on two people born with extra functional fingers has shown how the brain adapts to the workload imposed…
Aesthetic
Sue Hayward’s The High Maintenance Garden for the MND Association tipped to win Gold at Chelsea
Rebecca Wallersteiner is blown away by Sarah Hayward’s dazzling ‘The High Maintenance Garden' for the MND Association tipped to win…
Operation Smile
Since 1982, Operation Smile has provided hundreds of thousands of safe surgeries for those born with cleft conditions. Last year,…
Medicine and music
Although every healthy human brain is able to perceive music, musician's brains are more finely attuned to these tasks. Earlier…
Surgery for birthmarks
Many children are born with birthmarks on the skin, around 1-2%, called congenital melanocytic naevii which range from being very…
Lost teeth – can we grow them back?
Tooth loss is a significant health issue currently affecting millions of people worldwide and one of the biggest worries we…
Living with Buildings – exhibition
How do buildings affect our health and wellbeing? A major new exhibition ‘Living with Buildings’ curated by Emily Sargent, opening…
Brazilian butt lifts – the bottom line
Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedures have become plastic surgery's public enemy number in 2018. But it's my view that we give…
A glass or two of cider keeps the doctor away
This autumn thousands of people will be flocking to farmers’ festivals around the UK, from the Isle of Sheppey, in…
Wellcome Photography Prize 2019
Wellcome launches a £20,000 photography prize to showcase powerful stories about health and invites doctors, researchers, clinical photographers and other…