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500
Alcmaeon of Croton
Distinguished veins from arteries -
500
Bian Que
He was the earliest physician known to use acupuncture and pulse diagnosis -
Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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754
Pharmacy
The first pharmacy was established in Baghdad -
910
Smallpox Identified
Persian physician Rhazes was the first to identify smallpox and to suggest blood as the cause of infectious disease -
1231
New Medical Laws
Frederick II created a set of laws concerning medical education standards and licensure -
1249
Roger Bacon
invented the spectacles -
Period: 1301 to
Renaissance
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1315
Mondino de Luzzi
He conducted the first public dissection for his students and spectators -
1348
Black Death
Researchers found a way to treat the black death by applying a warm water poultice of butter, onion and garlic, plus various other remedies. -
Marcello Malpighi
He discovered capillaries, improving the knowledge of how the heart works -
Microscope Invented
Allowed for the study of microscopic organism -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
He discovered blood cells and observed animal and plant tissues and microorganisms using a microscope -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Stethoscope Invented
Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope, making examinations of the heart easier -
James Blundell
Performed the first successful transfusion of human blood -
James Simpson
He used chloroform as an anesthetic, which helped during surgeries and minor procedures as it numbed the patient -
Ophthalmoscope Invented
This helped ophthalmologist's in examining the retina and other parts of the eye -
Alexander Wood
Along with Charles Pravaz, Wood invented hypodermic syringes making injecting and extracting blood and other substances easier -
Period: to
Modern World
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Salvarson Discovered
This drug is used to cure syphilis -
Edwars Mellanby
He discovered vitamin D and proved that its absence causes rickets -
Christiaan Barnard
Performed the first heart transplant -
Willem J. Kolff
He invented the artificial kidney dialysis machine -
Triple Organ Transplant
Brigham and Women’s surgeons performed the nation's first triple-organ transplant, removing three organs from a single donor and transplanting them into three individual patients -
Flourescent Molecular Probes
Ralph Weissleder developed fluorescent molecular probes that fluoresce upon contact with tumor enzymes, allowing the detection of tumor cells -
Period: to
21st Century
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Paul Ridker
Found that C-reactive protein predicts the chances of developing heart disease, leading to new guidelines for predicting cardiovascular disease -
Circadian Clock
While studying a tiny cluster of nerve cells behind the eye, researchers discovered a pathway involved in how the brain’s circadian clock sends signals that control the body’s daily rhythms -
Transmembrane protein channel
Researchers discovered the architecture of the first transmembrane protein-conducting channel, paving the way for an understanding of how proteins are transferred -
David Knipe
Conducted a study to combat the herpes virus type 2, creating a vaccine -
Embryonic Cells
Scientists discovered how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells
