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Professor Stephen Wigmore, Professor of Transplantation Surgery and Honorary Consultant Surgeon at The University of Edinburgh, delivers his Medical Detectives lecture entitled "The Case of the Vanishing Yellow Man".

In this talk, Professor Wigmore examines approaches to management of liver failure, particularly liver transplantation and will also look to future prospects for cell therapy.

Recorded on 10 October 2013 at The University of Edinburgh's Anatomy Lecture Theatre.

Dr Angela Thomas is an honorary senior lecturer within Child Life and Health at the University of Edinburgh.

From First World War observations that mustard gas caused lymphoid tissue to dissolve and that folate seemed to accelerate the leukaemic process, carefully chosen chemicals were used to tackle leukaemia, sometimes with startling success. In the early days, some children were cured with this minimal therapy. As more drugs were discovered, so treatment intensified and more children were cured.

The current challenge is to identify which children will do well with less treatment and who need more. This is where the new DNA technologies have proved so helpful to ensure that children with leukaemia have the maximum chance of cure with the minimum side effects.

This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors.

Recorded on 26 September 2013 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

Professor Siddharthan Chandran is Director of the Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research at the University of Edinburgh.

Stem cells have heralded a revolution in research, offering genuine possibilities for the discovery and delivery of new treatments.

Professor Chandran will explore the myths and hype surrounding stem cells and present the potential promise research in this area could bring to patients with neurodegenerative conditions.

This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/

Recorded on 1 November 2012 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

Great strides have been taken in preventing and treating heart disease, yet it remains one of the biggest serial killers and our understanding of its causes is incomplete. This lecture describes how clues from population databases, modern genetics, and detailed investigations in patients have implicated steroid stress hormones in heart disease and how this has led to the development of new drug treatments.

Brian Walker is Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Edinburgh.

This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/

Recorded on 18 October 2012 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

Professor Jean Manson is Head of the Neuropathogenesis Division of The Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh.

This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/

Recorded on 4 October 2012 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

David Cunningham Owens is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh and honorary consultant psychiatrist, the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

This talk revealed how the development of neuronal communication at synapses is altered in Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). It also examines how basic research into the role of genetics has led to the development of new medicines for treating FXS and hopefully will result in treatment possibilities for some forms of autism.

This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/

Recorded on 20 September 2012 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

David Cunningham Owens is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh and honorary consultant psychiatrist, the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/

Recorded on 20 September 2012 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

A public lecture presented by Professor Jane Norman on Thursday 21 October 2010. This is the first lecture in the 2010 Medical Detectives lecture series. Jane Norman is Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health at the University and Director of the Tommy’s Centre of Maternal and Fetal Health. Audio version.

A public lecture presented by Professor James Ironside on Thursday 4 November 2010. This is the third lecture in the 2010 Medical Detectives lecture series. James Ironside is Professor of Clinical Neuropathology at the University and Director of the MRC Network of UK Brain Banks. Audio version.

The final in a series of public lectures which show that keen detective work is still essential for 21st Century doctors.

Recorded on 19 November 2009 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the lectures highlight the University's acclaimed medical research.

The speaker, David Argyle, is William Dick Professor of Veterinary Clinical Studies at the University.