Anton’s Syndrome
Anton’s Syndrome is the delusion of denial that vision has been lost, in contravention of the facts. It is one manifestation of bilateral cortical blindness due to disruption of visual…
No, it’s not the most amazing thing I’ve ever heard – but it’s right up there!
Anopheles mosquito, dangerous vehicle of infection. I saw it again, on Twitter today, that half of all the people who have ever died in the world have died of malaria!
Music & People Living with Dementia
There has been much talk recently about using music to help people living with dementia and this is very good to see. The only problematic thing seems to be that…
Indian Scientists Baffled
There is absolutely nothing wrong with honouring traditions of culture and science from the past. They have much to teach us. In New Zealand, according to a recent article and…
If Wishing Made It So…
“The best ever drug for Alzheimer's disease has been found to slow decline by a third, in a breakthrough that ushers in a new era of treatment for dementia” Oh, dear.…
The Dark Lady of DNA
/Sadegh mirshamsi, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons This year is the 70th Anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA and it is seeing a revision of…
Beethoven’s Hairy Genes
Ludwig van Beethoven died 196 years ago but there has always been speculation about what he actually died of. Now, having sequenced genes from a sample of the great composer's…