Grey's Anatomy

The language of anatomy can feel like a dense forest of obscure names, with no relation to the real world of our bodies e.g. what on earth is the annulus of Zinn?! Come look closer at these weird and wonderful names and discover where they come from. Did you know many anatomical structures are named after food or boobs? Who thought it was a good idea to name something after themselves - was there really a man called Mr Fallopian Tube? Join a walk through the human body to discover the stories behind our anatomy.

Lateral flow device pregnancy tests to Covid test kits, is there anything in between? LFT are great quick and easy diagnostic tools we can use in our own homes, but how do they work? Wouldn't it be great to have these simple test for lots of other things? The answer for why we don't may be that they're more complex than they seem...

Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women - equalling approximately 190 million people worldwide. Despite being so common, the UK the average wait for a diagnosis is 8 years, which hasn't improved in over a decade, perhaps because the best way to diagnose endometriosis currently is through an invasive keyhole operation. It shouldn't take a wizz to know this could be improved. At the University of Hull, the Guinn Lab has been developing a urine test for endometriosis which we hope will accelerate diagnosis and access to appropriate treatments.