Written by an immunologist, A History of Immunology traces the concept of immunity from ancient times up to the present day, examining how changing...
Pío del Rio-Hortega, one of the pioneering neuroscientists and discoverer of microglia, has been recognized as one of the most important Spanish...
Toxicology in Antiquity is the first in a series of short format works covering key accomplishments, scientists, and events in the broad field of...
The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased dramatically over recent decades, both in terms of the number of sufferers and the number of...
The third part of Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists presents painters, musicians, and writers who had to fight against an acute or chronic...
Interest in the history of neurological science has increased significantly during the last decade, but the significance of war has been overlooked in...
In 1933 Paul Klee’s work was branded as ‘Entartete Kunst’ (Degenerate Art) by the National Socialists and he was dismissed from his professorial post...
Jean-Martin Charcot, the iconic 19th century French scientist, is still regarded today as the most famous and celebrated neurologist in the world...
This book shows how vitamin A deficiency – before the vitamin was known to scientists – affected millions of people throughout history. It is a story...
Hysteria is probably the condition which best illustrates the tight connection between neurology and psychiatry. While it has been known since...