¿Qué significa realmente envejecer en el siglo XXI? 🕰️🤔 En The Lancet hacen una reflexión sobre cultura, edadismo, #longevidad, cuidados y muerte. 🎨 Puntos clave: 👇🏻 👵 Combatir el edadismo: la exposición desafía prejuicios persistentes contra las personas mayores. 🧪 Longevidad vs. calidad de vida: frente a promesas tecnológicas o programas antienvejecimiento de eficacia limitada, el reto es vivir mejor, no solo más tiempo, sin ocultar la enfermedad, la fragilidad y el final de la vida. 🌍 Cambio demográfico: el envejecimiento poblacional exige nuevas narrativas: no es un fallo personal, sino un desafío social y colectivo. Un recordatorio necesario: la tecnología puede ayudar, pero el cuidado, la conexión humana y la empatía siguen siendo centrales. 🤝❤️ 👇🏻 doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2… #Envejecimiento #Longevidad #Edadismo #SaludPública #Cuidados #FinalDeVida #CienciaYArte #TheLancet #WellcomeCollection

Pleasure, Plague, and Panic: Why Cruise Ship Outbreaks Still Haunt Us! From the historic plague aboard the S.S. Sénégal to hantavirus on the MV Hondius, contagions at sea carry a symbolic force far beyond their actual case counts. Why do cruise ship epidemics attract social and political commentary so disproportionate to their epidemiological reality? In his latest piece, Christos Lynteris explores how the "limelight" between media sensationalism, global health diplomacy, and scientific concern shapes our modern epidemic imagination. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/p… #CruiseShip #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #Epidemiology #Hantavirus #HistoryOfMedicine #InfectiousDisease #Plague #MedicalHistory #PandemicEchoes #WorldHealthOrganization #HealthDiplomacy #SulphuricUtopias #ChristosLynteris #WellcomeCollection #DiseaseOutbreaks #ZoonoticDisease #HistoryOfScience #SocialHistory #EpidemicImagination

The Wellcome Collection in the United Kingdom has announced the return of over 2,000 Jain manuscripts that were held in its collection for more than a century. The manuscripts, acquired during the colonial period, include rare religious, literary and medical texts dating from the 15th to 19th centuries. Under an agreement with the Institute of Jainology, the collection will be transferred to the Dharmanath Network in Jain Studies for wider access, research and preservation. The move follows a formal memorandum of understanding between the institutions. Read: indiatoday.in/india/story/ja… #JainManuscripts #UK #ColonialHistory #WellcomeCollection #InstituteOfJainology #IndiaTodayGlobal

The Coming of Age exhibition at @ExploreWellcome will explore experiences and perceptions of ageing, from adolescence to later life, and asks how societies can adapt for us all to age better. We looking forward to this important exhibition, having helped contribute to its creation. "It is fantastic that Wellcome Collection have chosen such an important topic for their next exhibition and we were delighted to have the opportunity to help contribute to the exhibition by drawing upon our institution’s ten years of knowledge on this topic." Says our Senior Evidence Manager for Research, Impact and Voice, Dr. @AideenYoung Read more here: ageing-better.org.uk/news/ex… #AgeingBetter #WellcomeCollection #Ageing #PositiveAgeing #Event

Today we're at @WellcomeCollection in London with @NIHR_Research for the 2nd live event of the NIHR Researcher Development Programme for social care nurses! Inspiring vibes & perfect spot to connect. Excited for 2nd cohort apps opening soon! #NIHR #SocialCare #research

The Reading Room at Wellcome Collection, Euston, London is absolutely gorgeous. It’s a great place to escape the hustling and bustling of Euston to do some work or reading. 📌183 Euston Rd. NW1 2 BE #readingroom #library #londonlibrary #euston #wellcomecollection

Half-bloomed, half-beyond. This haunting 18th-century "Memento Mori" from the @wellcomecollection serves as a stark reminder: vanity is fleeting, but the skeleton waits for us all. A masterpiece of life and death held in a single frame.

📣 This week, the British Transplantation Society (BTS) is hosting not one, but two impactful 1-day meetings at the iconic Wellcome Collection in London! 💬Are you attending? 📸 Share your insights, key takeaways, and memorable moments throughout the day, and don’t forget to tag us! #BTSMeetings #WeAreBTS #BTS2025 #WellcomeCollection

Join @NDChampions this Thursday, on #StressAwarenessDay, for a walk through Regent's Park, a visit to the #WellcomeCollection, and a delicious lunch! 🌳 To join, please contact Saghar on 07495784581 or Kate on 07508327970. #nature #community #getactive #vckc

(londonhistorian) A gem from the @wellcomecollection archives, elaborately titled “A giant (case of pituitary gigantism) and a dwarf (case of ateleiosis, not achondroplasia), anon., London, 1927”.

Gambar di atas asalnya dari Wellcomecollection. Judulnya Poisoned valley Guevo Upas near Batten in Java. Di bawah berikut adalah deskripsi Junghuhn ttg Kawah Talaga Bodas.

Well if it isn't Baron Joseph Lister on his holidays with his family in Canada in 1897. Image belongs to @wellcomecollection @grisurgery

Wow! The 1880 THAT exhibition at @wellcomecollection art gallery in London is a definite must see! It’s a new and very powerful exhibition regarding sign language and its belonging. @chrisunkim and @thomasmadertm @signexact have collaborated to create this fascinating collection.

英国博物馆反美？这是真的要倒反天罡了。 在instagram上Wellcome collection的官方号发了一张馆藏的中国70年代印刷的反美帝的海报！ 在这个特别的时期，英国博物馆发这条推文也是多少有点倒反天罡了。 #wellcomecollection #Britain #China #America

Given by the Director of the #WellcomeCollection @ExploreWellcome, #MelanieKeen, the 2025 A C Annual Lecture will explore the Ancient #Art of #Mothering: from iconography to lived experience. 📅 Wed 19 March, 6pm 📍@AnnunciationW1 Marble Arch Book here artandchristianity.org/event…

#Educators—soar with your creative #teaching! If you use #JSTOR & #Artstor features in teaching, we'd love to feature your ideas on our platform. Check out our new guidelines page for more: bit.ly/3QCCqZV 🖼️ : A kite flying festival. 19th Century. WellcomeCollection.

Don’t miss our CAA session on Thursday, the 13th! Explore how photographic exhibition collections engage viewers, offer historical insights, and bridge digital and physical archives with contributors to #ArtstorOnJSTOR. 🖼️ : Odra Noel. Yellow lichen on rock. @WellcomeCollection.

George Hogarth Pringle pictured with Lister in 1854 at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Photo @wellcomecollection His son, James worked with Macewen & Strong. Pringle, pictured beside the anaesthetist, invented the Pringle manoeuvre which controls blood loss from the liver

🎨 "Death as General" by Edgar Bundy (1911) 🏛️ Location: Wellcome Collection, London, United Kingdom 🔍 The Story Behind the Artwork Edgar Bundy’s "Death as General" delivers a stark and chilling allegory of war’s relentless grasp. Here, Death, portrayed as a skeletal figure draped in a flowing cloak, surveys a battlefield littered with the remnants of human conflict. Mounted on his horse, he commands the lifeless scene, embodying the grim inevitability of mortality in war. The muted, smoky palette reinforces the hopelessness and desolation, capturing the silence that follows carnage. 🖼 Symbolism and Details Death as the Commander: Death, positioned as a leader, implies that war ultimately answers to him, regardless of human valor or strategy. The Battlefield of Silence: Strewn with the bodies of soldiers, the battlefield is a grim testament to the futility of war and its cyclical devastation. Crows as Omens: The ominous presence of crows, feeding on the fallen, deepens the sense of despair and symbolizes nature’s indifferent continuation. Shadows of Soldiers: The indistinct ranks in the background highlight the anonymity of those who perish in war, their individuality erased in the face of mass death. Light and Shadow Dynamics: Bundy’s dramatic lighting isolates Death as the central figure, amplifying his dominance and the eerie stillness of the scene. #EdgarBundy #DeathAsGeneral #WarAndMortality #SymbolismInArt #WellcomeCollection #ArtAndHistory #AntiWarMessage #HistoricalArtAnalysis #DarkArt #ArtLovers

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