Paul Langerhans and his eponym “Islet of Langerhans”
ABOUT PAUL LANGERHANS Paul Langerhans (25/7/1847 to 20/7/1888) was a German pathologist, physiologist and biologist. He studied the pancreas and noticed unique polygonal cells within […]
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Facts
Gabriele Falloppio and his eponym “Fallopian tube”
ABOUT GABRIELE FALLOPPIO Gabriele Falloppio (1523 to 9/10/1562) is often known by his Latin name Fallopius Fallopio and was a famous doctor an surgeon. He […]
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Sir William Bowman and his eponym “Bowman’s capsule”
About Sir William Bowman Sir William Bowman (20/7/1816 to 29/3/1892), 1st Baronet was an English surgeon, histologist and anatomist. He is mostly famous for his […]
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Keep Your Glucose Down, You’ll Feel Better
Do you feel tired all the time? Does your mouth get dry? Do you feel like you constantly have to drink something and then go […]
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Louis-Antoine Ranvier and his eponym “Node of Ranvier”
Louis-Antoine Ranvier (2/10/1835 to 22/3/1922) Ranvier was a French histologist and pathologist. He is credited with transforming histology from a descriptive discipline into an experimental […]
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10 Diseases likely to Threaten Human Race in near future
Humans are losing the war with Microbes. Antibiotics have started failing and new ones aren’t being produced while drug resistant organisms have started raising their […]
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Case Of A Treeman-Human Papilloma Virus
A man with Tree-like( Bark of a tree) appendages was discovered in West Java by Discovery Channel.His name is Dede who was nicknamed as Tree-man […]
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Case of Tumorman-Neurofibromatosis, von Recklinghausen’s disease
A Chinese male, with a giant facial tumor used to be recognized as a tumor man. At a very young age of four, he suffered […]
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Cephalic Index
Craniometry is the measurement of cranial features in order to classify people according to race, criminal temperament, intelligence, etc. Cephalic index also known as length-breadth index […]
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