1920–1929
805 entries with publication dates in this decade.
1924
#6653
ARCHIWUM HISTORII MEDYCYNY. 1-
Original title, Archiwum Historii i Filozofii Medycyny; title shortened 1957.
1924
#1344
Ueber humorale Uebertragbarkeit der Herznervenwirkung
Established the presence of cholinesterase and that in vitro eserine inhibited this esterase.
1924
#4687
Une nouvelle maladie infectieuse du système nerveux central?
Acute lymphocytic choriomeningitis (aseptic meningitis syndrome) first described.
1924 –1929
#7097
A bibliography of American natural history. The pioneer century. The role played by the scientific societies; scientific journals; natural history museums and botanic gardens; state geological and natural history surveys; federal exploriing expeditions in the rise and progress of American botany, geology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology. 3 vols.
Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1924 –1927
#7156
Corpus hippiatricorum Graecorum. 2 vols. 1. Hippiatrica Berolinensia. 2. Hippiatrica Parisina, Cantabrigiensia, Londinensia, Lugdunensia; Appendix.
1924
#7384
Proiskhozhedenie Zhizni.
Oparin’s central thesis was that the first organisms to emerge in the anaerobic environment of the primitive Earth must have been heterotrophic bacteria. He proposed that life had been preceded by a lengthy period of …
1924
#9334
Radiochemical method of studying the circulation of lead in the body.
First application of radioactive tracers in animals, specifically rabbits and guinea pigs. See also Hevesy et al, "Radiochemical method of studying the circulation of bismuth in the body," C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris) 178…
1924
#9919
Die Klimate der geologischen Vorzeit.
Translated as The climates of the geological past. Die Klimate der geologischen Vorzeit. Reproduction of the original German edition and complete English translation. Faksimile-Nachdruck der deutschen Originalausgabe …
1924
#10592
The surgical treatment of mitral stenosis: Experimental and clinical studies.
The first successful operations on the mitral valves, published in a paper of monograph length. As Surgeon-in-Chief of Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, under whom Beck, Cutler, and Levine worked, Harvey Cushing reported, …
1924
#10828
Humane society leaders in America. With a sketch of the early history of the humane movement in England.
Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
1924
#10943
Studies on Rickettsia-like micro-organisms in insects.
Hertig and Wolbach first described the parasitic microbe Wolbachia in the common house mosquito in 1924. In 1936 Hertig formally described the species as Wolbachia pipientis. Since then the genus Wolbachia has become …
1924
#11226
Catalogue of the mycological library of Howard A. Kelly. Compiled by Louis C. C. Krieger.
The catalogue was prepared for Kelly by Louis Krieger, an eminent mycologist and botanical illustrator. Entries for this library were not numbered; however in his introduction Kelly stated that the library "herewith c…
1924
#11580
Herz und Sport: klinische Untersuchungen über die Einwirkung des Sportes auf das Herz.
This pioneering study on the effects of exercise on the cardiovascular system was translated into English by Louis M. Warfield as Herz und Sport. Heart and athletics. London: Henry Kimpton, 1927. Digital facsimile of …
1924
#12701
Pierre Curie par Marie Curie.
Digital facsimile from BnF Gallica at this link. Through a quirk in publishing history the English translation appeared in 1923 prior to the French edition as Pierre Curie by Marie Curie, Translated by Charlotte and V…
1924
#13374
Medicine, magic and religion. [Edited] with a preface by G. Elliot Smith.
Fitzpatrick Lectures 1915-16. Originally published in Lancet , 94, 59–65, 117–23.
1924
#13680
Plastische Anatomie: Die konstruktive Form des menschlichen Körpers. Mit Bildern von Hermann Sachs.
An anatomy for artists, illustrated by Hermann Sachs.
1924
#14195
The scrotum as a temperature regulator for the testes.
Moore and Quick established that the scrotal sac, and its ability to expand or contract, helps to regulate the temperature of the testes. Through this mechanism it enables sperm production and supports the viability o…
1924
#14287
The morphology and evolution of the apes and man. With a foreward by Professor G. Elliot Smith.
As far as I able to determine in 2024, Sonntag's book was the first attempt to write a general treatise on what eventually came to be called "human evolutionary anatomy," in the sense of studying the relationship betw…
1925
#965
The chemical regulation of respiration.
1925
#4480
The evolution of orthopaedic surgery.
1925 –1932
#662
Handbuch der normalen und pathologischen Physiologie. Hrsg. von. A. Bethe, G. Bermann, etc. 18 vols.
1925
#1056
Fat-soluble vitamin. XXVI. Antirachitic property of milk and its increase by direct irradiation and by irradiation of the animal.
Demonstration that the therapeutic properties of ultra-violet light could be effectively stored in foods and later released after consumption. With E. B. Hart, C. A. Hoppert, and A. Black.
1925
#4652
Experimentelle Übertragung von Herpes zoster auf den Menschen und die Beziehungen von Herpes zoster zu Varicellen.
First demonstration of the infectivity of herpes.
1925
#1037
Contributions to the physiology of gastric secretion. The proof of a humoral mechanism. A new procedure for the study of gastric physiology.
1925
#909
Experimental studies on the origin and maturation of avian and mammalian red blood-cells.
1925
#454
The evolution of anatomy. A short history of anatomical and physiological discovery to Harvey.
This invaluable reference book was reprinted under the title A short history of anatomy and physiology from the Greeks to Harvey, Dover, 1957.
1925
#1136
The extraction of a parathyroid hormone which will prevent or control parathyroid tetany and which regulates the level of blood calcium.
Isolation of parathormone, the active principle of the parathyroids. Collip’s “parathormone”. He showed that it raises the calcium level in para-thyroidectomized dogs.
1925
#749
A study of the oxidation of the ammonium salts of normal saturated fatty acids and its biological significance.
1925
#1642
Fortschritte de Abwasserreinigung.
In 1909 Imhoff devised the system of sewage purification which bears his name.
1925
#1444
Die Cytoarchitektonik der Hirnrinde des erwachsenen Menschen. 1 vol. and atlas.
This work consisted of textbook of more than 800 pages and an atlas with 112 large-sized microphotographic plates of the cortex. The textbook contained detailed descriptions of their studies and an introduction to the…
1925
#2050
Catalogue of early herbals.
1925
#145.63
Elements of physical biology.
In this landmark of theoretical population ecology Lotka attempted to provide for parts of biology a basis comparable to that given by theoretical physics to experimental physics. This was the first great exposition a…
1925
#2134
Industrial poisons in the United States.
1925
#1911
Intravenous use of dyes.
Churchman demonstrated the selective bactericidal action of gentian violet against staphylococci. See also J. exp. Med., 1912, 16, 221-47; J. Urol., 1924, 11, 1-18.
1925
#1912
The action and uses in medicine of digitalis and its allies.
1925
#2253
Tannic acid in the treatment of burns.
Introduction of tannic acid in the treatment of burns.
1925
#2254
Zur Therapie schwerer Verbrennungen.
Riehl was an early advocate of blood transfusion in the treatment of shock after burns.
1925
#2427
The earliest printed literature on syphilis. Being ten tractates from the years 1495-98
1925
#2316
Entwicklung und Bibliographie der pathologisch-anatomischen Abbildung.
Traces the development of pathological anatomical illustration, and includes a chronological bibliography of all important publications known to Goldschmid containing illustrations of pathological conditions, and an i…
1925
#2461
Key-catalogue of the protozoa reported for man.
1925
#2603
Allergic diseases; diagnosis and treatment of bronchial asthma, hay fever, and other allergic diseases.
In his important studies of asthma, Storm van Leeuwen demonstrated that in the great majority of patients allergens are the cause of the condition and also that patients are sensitive to mold spores. He experimented w…
1925
#2344
Ueber die experimentellen Grundlagen für die Sanocrysin-Behandlung der Tuberkulose.
Mollgaard was responsible for the introduction of sanocrysin.
1925
#2354
Development of our knowledge of tuberculosis.
1925
#1766.504
Medical education: A comparative study.
1925
#2647
The aetiology of malignant new growths.
Gye advanced the theory that an ultramicroscopic virus combined with an intrinsic chemical factor were concerned in the production of the Rous sarcoma.
1925
#2648
The microscopical examination of filterable viruses associated with malignant new growths.
Barnard supported, with photomicrographs, Gye’s theory concerning the origin of cancer.
1925
#2649
The melanomata, their morphology and histogenesis. A study of cell origins and transformations, with a critical discussion on aspects of tumour growth, and a clinical review.
The first exhaustive monograph on the pathology of melanoma. Also issued as a separate monograph (Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1925).
1925
#3862
A case of tetany treated with parathyrin.
First use of parathyroid hormone in the treatment of tetany.
1925
#2574
Immunisation locale; pansements spécifiques.
Besredka’s vaccine, sensitized vaccine. English translation, Baltimore, 1927.
1925
#2575