If you were mentally ill back in the late 1930s to late 1950s, doctors might have tried to cure you by drilling a hole in your brain and disconnecting the thalamus from the frontal lobe. They may have been convinced to employ this drastic surgery by eccentric neuroscientist Dr. Walter Freeman, “the world’s greatest proponent…
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has acquired the papers of sisters Selma DeBakey (1915-2013) and Lois DeBakey, PhD (1920-2016), pioneers in biomedical communications who used humor as one of their signature teaching techniques. These remarkable women also wrote extensively about the responsibilities of authors, editors, and reviewers and on topics such as literary ethics…
Among the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were four practicing physicians: two famous for their work in medicine and two better known for their political activities. (A fifth signer, Oliver Wolcott, studied medicine for a time but never practiced.) NLM in Focus is celebrating Independence Day by looking back at the important roles…
How do I send an email? This wasn’t an easy question in 1972. Fortunately, you could have learned what to do by turning to page 6 of the newsletter we now call the NLM Technical Bulletin. For 50 years, searchers and librarians have been relying on the NLM Technical Bulletin to find out about everything…
We take it for granted today, but 30-plus years ago it wasn’t obvious that the National Center for Biotechnology Information would become a powerhouse of molecular biotechnology information for millions of users every day. NLM in Focus spoke with three scientists who were with NCBI in the beginning—and are still here: Dennis Benson, PhD; David…
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