(this story originally appeared in Synapse) by Yu Xie The Greek physician Claudius Galen (A.D. 131-200) was an important contributor to the science of anatomy. He was one of the first to accurately ...

Before starting her first dissection, Katie Hopkins took the time to observe every feature of the hand she was about to work on. Realizing that she would be the last person to see the donor’s ...

Mar. 25—On a normal day, there is an energizing buzz, an almost electric crackle of excitement in the University of New Mexico's Anatomy Lab as 130 students explore 30 or so donor cadavers, handling ...

Join us for this collaborative continuing education course offered by the faculty of Doctor of Physical Therapy programs in the Philadelphia area. This two-day, laboratory intensive course will ...

For first-year UNR Med medical students, anatomy labs are conducted with an additional 40-50 honored guests in the lab. These individuals have chosen to donate their bodies after death for the purpose ...

Dakota State University plans to open its first cadaver lab to biology students this fall, with a new course on human gross anatomy and cadaver dissection. In DSU’s six-year biology program review, ...

Cadavers have been used in medical training for centuries, and dissections are a rite of passage for first-year students in medical school. Traditionally, the cadavers being dissected were real human ...

Medical education in contemporary practice increasingly integrates traditional methodologies with technological innovations to deliver comprehensive anatomical instruction. From classical cadaver ...

Imagine the game "Operation" on steroids. The 8-foot Anatomage tables in the Health Sciences virtual reality lab at Jacksonville University provide doctoral occupational therapy students with a ...

Thousands of fitness professionals and massage therapists have participated in cadaver workshops. They say it makes them more effective at their jobs. Students dissecting a donor body at a workshop in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Students learning anatomy by looking at a hologram sounds like something from a university in the far future. But that’s how it’s done right now at Case Western Reserve University.