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1) The boy who wasn't short: human stories from the revolution in genetic medicine

Author

Kirk, Edwin

Publisher

Scribe

Pub. Date

2021.

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Genes - we all have them and we're all affected by them, often in unknown ways. Whether directly inherited or modified by our environment, genes control or significantly influence almost every aspect of our lives. From the success of our conception and the development of our sexual characteristics, to the colour of our skin, hair, and eyes. From our height and weight, to our daily health. And, unfortunately, our genes are involved in an untold number...

2) Why diets make us fat: the unintended consequences of our obsession with weight loss

Author

Aamodt, Sandra

Publisher

Scribe

Pub. Date

2016.

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What?s the secret to losing weight? If you?re like most of us, you?ve tried cutting calories, sipping weird smoothies, avoiding fats, and swapping out sugar for Splenda. The real secret is that all of those things are likely to make you weigh more in a few years, not less. In fact, a good predictor of who will gain weight is who says they plan to lose some. Last year, 108 million Americans went on diets, to the applause of doctors, family, and friends....

3) The microbiome solution: a radical new way to heal your body from the inside out

Author

Chutkan, Robynne

Publisher

Scribe

Pub. Date

2015.

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The microbiome - the collective name for the trillions of bacteria that live in our gut - is today?s hottest medical topic. Synthesising the latest findings, Dr Robynne Chutkan explains how the standard Western diet and lifestyle are starving our microbiome, depleting the ?good bugs? that keep us healthy, and encouraging overgrowth of exactly the wrong type of bacteria. The resulting imbalance makes us more prone to disease and obesity, and negatively...

4) The trauma spectrum: hidden wounds and human resiliency

Author

Scaer, Robert

Publisher

W.W. Norton & Company

Pub. Date

2005

5) Systemic lupus erythematosus: basic, applied and clinical aspects

Publisher

Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier

Pub. Date

[2020]

Edition

Second edition

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"Distills current understanding of the cellular, molecular, genetic and environmental factors that instigate and drive the disease Includes comprehensive coverage of clinical features, including fatigue, organ system manifestations, overlap syndromes, infections, and more Conveys the very latest understanding of mechanisms of tissue damage, including immune complexes, antibodies, and other mechanisms that lead to organ damage Discusses the latest...

6) Play on: the new science of elite performance at any age

Author

Bercovici, Jeff

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

2018

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"A lively, deeply reportedtour of the latest in fitness science and technology, revealing the strategies of elite and amateur athletes as they stay fit longer than ever before. Age and sports: try talking about one without the other. At their core, sports are about challenging our physical limits. Age is the final and most stubborn of those limits. It's through sports and exercise that many of us first experience the reality of aging. Yet as the American...

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1) The boy who wasn't short: human stories from the revolution in genetic medicine

2) Why diets make us fat: the unintended consequences of our obsession with weight loss

3) The microbiome solution: a radical new way to heal your body from the inside out

4) The trauma spectrum: hidden wounds and human resiliency

5) Systemic lupus erythematosus: basic, applied and clinical aspects

6) Play on: the new science of elite performance at any age

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