The history of the discovery of vitamins is the history of their deficiency disorders. Their
discoverer was Casimir Funk, who is considered the 'father of vitamin therapy'. In his …

We wish to commemorate Paul Ehrlich on the centennial of his being awarded the Nobel
Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908. His studies are now considered as milestones in …

The familiar term “Alzheimer's disease” was coined by Emil Kraepelin to honour his pupil,
Alois Alzheimer. However, little is known about the life of the man after whom this important …

Red‐green colour blindness, an inherited X‐linked anomaly, was analyzed both in its
biological aspects (genetic frequency) and its pedagogical and psychological implications …

Archibald Edward Garrod (1857–1936) had a unique role in the history of medical
biochemistry. Early in his career, he was recognized by the Royal Society of Medicine1 for …

A hundred years after the publication of his first work on the human blood groups, we
celebrate Karl Landsteiner (Fig. 1), recognizing his role as father of the science of blood …

The present pilot study was undertaken to investigate the impaired acquired color vision on
Calabrian male sample showing this parameter as a biological marker in type 2 diabetes. All …

The authors briefly describe the life and scientific activity of Archibald Edward Garrod (Fig. 1)
who is recognized as “the father of biochemistry” by the Royal Society of Medicine. The …

The history of a disease can be described or revisited by different main roads analyzing
archival documents or rich bibliography, or studying biographies of different renowned men …

Aim. The association between mental illness and war has been repeatedly investigated.
Higher levels of depressive symptoms and an increased suicidal risk have been found in …