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An artificial toe from Egypt-world’s first medical prosthetic?

An artificial toe from Egypt-world’s first medical prosthetic?

The original Cairo toe, made out of wood and leather, is housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The toe was found attached to a female mummy near Luxor and is thought to date back to between 950 and 710 B.C. If the parts were indeed used to help ancient Egyptians missing a big toe walk […]

How the human brain works

An animated tour around the human brain

Mental health for all by involving all

Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply.