Nusrit Shaheen Nusrit Shaheen Nusrit "Nelly" Shaheen (born 1984) is the longest-living survivor of harlequin-type ichthyosis in the United Kingdom and one of the longest-living in the world. She lives in Coventry, and was one of nine children. Four of her siblings had harlequin, but died at a young age. Many survivors of harlequin are predicted to die before or during their teens, but Nelly is now in her 30s and contributing to living a long, healthy and rewarding life. Nelly's medical condition, harlequin-type ichthyosis, is a seriously rare genetic condition which means her skin forms up to 10x more than the
The Description of the Human Body The Description of the Human Body The Description of the Human Body () is an unfinished treatise written in 1647 by René Descartes (1596-1650). Descartes felt knowing oneself was particularly useful. This for him included medical knowledge. He hoped to cure and prevent disease, even to slow down aging. René Descartes believed the soul caused conscious thought. The body caused automatic functions like the beating of the heart and digestion he felt. The body was necessary for voluntary movement as well as the will. However, he believed the power to move the body was wrongly imagined to come from the