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Sexual Hygiene (1902), by the Alkaloidal Clinic
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: Mar 21, 2022
In 1902, editors of the medical journal Alkaloidal Clinic Wallace C. Abbott and William Francis Waugh published Sexual Hygiene, a book about normal…
LiteratureSexual HealthSex EducationHygienePublications
Tay-Sachs Disease
By: Kristin Kelley
| Published: Oct 29, 2010
In 1881 British opthalmologist Warren Tay made an unusual observation. He reported a cherry-red spot on the retina of a one-year-old patient, a…
Tay-Sachs DiseaseCongenital DisordersHeredity
Niemann-Pick Disease
By: Tristan Cooper-Roth
| Published: Oct 11, 2010
In 1914 Albert Niemann, a German pediatrician who primarily studied infant metabolism, published a description of an Ashkenazi Jewish infant with…
Niemann-Pick DiseasesHuman DevelopmentCongenital Disorders
Mitochondrial Diseases in Humans
By: Dorothy R. Haskett
| Published: Jul 11, 2014
Mitochondrial diseases in humans result when the small organelles called mitochondria, which exist in all human cells, fail to function normally. The…
Mitochondrial pathologyMitochondriaCell organellesCell nuclei--TransplantationReproductive technology
“A Linkage Between DNA Markers on the X Chromosome and Male Sexual Orientation” (1993), by Dean H. Hamer and Charles A. Thomas.
By: Christina Nguyen
| Published: Apr 13, 2017
In 1993, Dean H. Hamer and colleagues in the US published results from their research that indicated that men with speicifc genes were more likely to…
HomosexualityMale homosexualityGeneticsX chromosomeGenetic sex determination
"The Environment and Disease: Association or Causation?" (1965), by Austin Bradford Hill
By: Carolina J. Abboud
| Published: Mar 23, 2017
In 1965, Austin Bradford Hill published the article “The Environment and Disease: Association or Causation?” in the Proceedings of the Royal Society…
LiteratureHill, A. Bradford (Austin Bradford), 1897-1991Doll, RichardRoyal Society of Medicine (Great Britain). Section of Occupational Medicinecausation
“Can Stronger Pelvic Muscle Floor Improve Sexual Function?” (2010) by Lior Lowenstein, Ilan Gruenwald, Irena Gartman, and Voram Vardi
By: Madelyn Johnson
| Published: Nov 15, 2024
In 2010, Lior Lowenstein and colleagues published “Can Stronger Pelvic Muscle Floor Improve Sexual Function?” hereafter, “Stronger Pelvic Muscle…
Pelvic FloorPelvic Organ ProlapsePelvic Floor DisordersSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalExercise Therapy
Gene Transfer Strategy Used to Treat Tay - Sachs Disease (2005), by Sabata Martino’s Research Group
By: Tiffany Nardi
| Published: Feb 21, 2017
In the early 2000s, Sabata Martino and a team of researchers in Italy and Germany showed that they could reduce the symptoms of Tay-Sachs in…
Tay-Sachs DiseaseVirus-vector relationshipsGloboid Cell LeukodystrophyGangliosidesGene Therapy
“Human Organoids: Tools for Understanding Biology and Treating Diseases” (2020), by Frans Schutgens and Hans Clevers
By: Aida Movahed
| Published: Aug 08, 2025
In 2020, Frans Schutgens and Hans Clevers published “Human Organoids: Tools for Understanding Biology and Treating Diseases,” hereafter “Human…
OrganoidsCell Culture Techniques, Three DimensionalPrimary Cell Cultureinduced pluripotent stem cellsAdult Stem Cells
"Health Status of Vietnam Veterans III. Reproductive Outcomes and Child Health" (1988), by the US Centers for Disease Control
By: Cecilia Chou
| Published: Apr 13, 2017
In 1988, the US Centers for Disease Control published 'Health Status of Vietnam Veterans III. Reproductive Outcomes and Child Health,' which…
LiteratureAgent OrangeHerbicidesSpina BifidaVeterans Administration