Congenital Diseases and the Environment (Environmental Science and Technology Library, #23)
In recent years, increasing attention and resources have been brought to bear on the relationship between the environment and congenital diseases. These diseases were previously thought to be mostly due to genetic causes. Even though the importance of genes as factors in causation is accepted, environmental factors seem to be implicated just as strongly. This book explores some further concepts that have arisen from more recent perceptions of environmental effects and their possible interactions...
A concise and illuminating tour of the human body - learn about how our bodies work and why they work the way they do, in minutes. From the basic unit of the cell, through the tissues and organs that make up the body's systems, to how these systems work together to form a complete human being, this book takes you on a journey through our anatomy and its intricate workings - and looks beyond to explore human evolution, inheritence and genetics, human behaviour, disease, death and medicine and how...
Since the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, the price of genome sequencing has dropped at a staggering rate. It's as if the price of a Ferrari went from $350,000 to a mere $0.40. Through breakthroughs by Dr. Ashley's team at Stanford, along with other impressive groups around the world, analyzing the human genome has decreased from an almost impossible, multi-billion dollar cost to one test for under $1,000. For the first time, due to this affordable capability, we have within our...
Meet Your Hormones (Meet your...)
by Catherine Whitlock and Nicola Temple
Foreword by Professor John Wass, Professor of Endocrinology at Oxford UniversityDid you know that you have thousands, perhaps millions, of hormones in your bloodstream?Did you know that these complex chemical messengers regulate the function of our cells and organs?Or that they keep our bodies working properly, co-ordinating processes like growth, fertility and metabolism?Meet Your Hormones explores and explains the fascinating world of hidden hormones: what they are, what they do and why you ca...
This guide to cystic fibrosis explains what it is and what it involves, from the initial stages of diagnosis to coping in adulthood. It includes information on the prospects of new treatments and the progress of research in gene therapy.
Man ist, was man isst. So einfach ist es vielleicht nicht, aber zumindest empfinden viele es so. "Sodbrennen und Reflux fur Dummies" erklart die Ursachen und erlautert Behandlungsmethoden fur dieses schmerzhafte Leiden.
Carpal Tunnel (Pain Relief & Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
by Ace McCloud