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Producing 3D printed hand models for anatomy education using cadaveric dissection: a feasibility study

05 July, 2018

Mr Sameer Dhumale and supervisor Mr Wee Lam have published their work investigating the role of 3D-…

Anatomy@Edinburgh attends a Celebration of Global Surgery

28 June, 2018

On Tuesday 1st May Anatomy@Edinburgh attended the Celebration of Global Surgery, held at Chancellor…

Creative Learning in Anatomy, part of the Festival of Creative Learning 2018

11 June, 2018

As part of this year's Festival of Creative Learning, Teaching Fellow in Anatomy, Victoria…

Origin of the long head of biceps brachii from the supraglenoid tubercle and glenoid labrum

18 May, 2018

Dr Alashkham and his colleagues have reported that the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT)…

Histology, Vascularity and Innervation of the Glenoid Labrum

18 April, 2018

Dr Alashkham and his colleagues have reported that the glenoid labrum is fibrocartilaginous, being…

The Stabilising Effect of the Anterior Oblique Ligament at the Trapeziometacarpal Joint of the Thumb

18 April, 2018

MSc Human Anatomy graduate Mark McCann and supervisor Phillipa Rust have their biomechanical…

Observations on the Superior Thyroid Artery and its Relationship with the External Laryngeal Nerve

05 March, 2018

Dr Alashkham and his colleagues have reported that due to the close association between the…

Anatomy Nights: Matters of the Heart

22 February, 2018

A collaboration between Anatomy@Edinburgh and the ASCUS lab at Summerhall lent for an alternative…

ArtBeat: Art and Anatomy Edinburgh Creates Clay Brains

22 February, 2018

On Saturday 10th February, ArtBeat were invited to give an interactive workshop on the brain at the…

Human NMJ research listed in 'Top Anatomy Breakthroughs For 2017'

09 February, 2018

A recent paper by the Gillingwater Lab (Jones et al; Cell Reports; 2017) has been featured in…

Nature Reviews Neurology paper summarises breakthroughs in therapy development for spinal muscular atrophy

09 February, 2018

Tom Gillingwater, working with Ewout Groen from the Gillingwater lab and Kevin Talbot from Oxford…

‘Anatomy for Surgeons’ chapter in new book by Springer

08 February, 2018

Springer have just published a new book containing an anatomy chapter authored by two members of…

What anatomy knowledge do undergraduate nurses need? UK wide study establishes core recommendations.

07 February, 2018

The level and depth of knowledge required for nursing sciences has been debated for over thirty…

Bare spot and tubercle of Assaki

08 December, 2017

Dr Alashkham and his colleagues have reported that the definition of the bare spot and tubercle of…

Nerve cell findings may aid understanding of movement disorders

29 November, 2017

Fresh insights into the links between nerve and muscle cells could transform our understanding of…

Annual MSc Osteoarchaeology Workshop a Success

01 November, 2017

The second instalment of MSc Osteoarchaeology sessions run in the Anatomy Teaching Laboratory were…

Edinburgh's Skull Collection Reveals Origin of Canary Island's Aboriginal People

27 October, 2017

Aboriginal people who lived on the Canary Islands before European colonisation originated from…

New insights into how motor neurones live and die in motor neurone disease

25 October, 2017

A new study from the Gillingwater lab, working in collaboration with colleagues from the University…

How To Effectively Design & Create a Mobile Application for Type 1 Diabetic Adolescents

25 October, 2017

Victoria McCulloch and colleagues have published a paper looking at how the design of a mobile…

50 Year MBChB Reunion

11 October, 2017

Wednesday 4th October saw the class of 1967 MBChB 50 year reunion at the Medical School, University…