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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Discusses the end sections of each chromosome called telomeres, the enzyme that replenishes them, their role in the aging process, and specific lifestyle habits to that protect telomeres, slow down disease, and lengthen life.
Author
Language
English
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"Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a...
Author
Publisher
Current
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
x, 273 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In a scientific detective story, the author, along with a reporter, investigates more than 30 child prodigies, all of whom had extraordinary memories and a keen eye for detail, and discovers a genetic link between prodigy and autism, confirming her long-held hunch and an important piece of the puzzle. --Publisher's description.
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Language
English
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"A memoir that braids the evolution of one of America's most iconic branding campaigns with the stirring tales of the women who lived behind its facade--told by the inheritor of their stories. In 1899, Allie Rowbottom's great-great-great-uncle bought the patent to Jell-O from its inventor for $450. The sale would turn out to be one of the most profitable business deals in American history, and the generations that followed enjoyed immense privilege--but...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 267 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
How did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Will a visit to the tanning salon help bring down your cholesterol? Why do we age? Why are some people immune to HIV? Can your genes be turned on-or off? Survival of the Sickest reveals the answers to these and many other questions as it unravels the amazing connections between evolution, disease, and human...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (5 video files, approximately 200 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Raising of America Series is a five-part documentary series that explores the question: Why are so many children in America faring so poorly? What are the consequences for the nation’s future? How might we, as a nation, do better? The series investigates these questions through different lenses: What does science tell us about the enduring importance of early life experiences on the brain and body? What it is like to be a parent today? And what...
Author
Publisher
Morgan James Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
177 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Caring for a handicapped child is a reality shock that affects every aspect of a parent's life. It starts by destroying all the dreams, plans, and hopes the parent has for the future. There won't be any big games to celebrate or walks down the aisle to savor. Instead, there will be doctor's appointments, medications to research, and long-tern life-changing choice to make. This is one man's lifelong battle to raise his mentally handicapped son. Along...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Outlines a program for reversing the signs of aging, improving overall life quality, and maintaining youthful skin through strategic nutritional and lifestyle practices.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Oncologist and cancer gene hunter Theo Ross shares the story of discovering her own cancer gene mutation and unraveling her family's unclear history, showing readers along the way what to do if they have a genetic predisposition for cancer or suspect one runs in their family"--
Author
Publisher
Aylesbury Publishing
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
203 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes how to positively impact the way you age based upon new scientific insights.
You do not have to buy into the myths about aging. Chang reveals that the destiny of your genes is not fixed-- you can positively impact the way you age from this day forward. He shares new scientific insights to help you look and feel younger.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From former White House aide to President Obama and Harvard graduate, Alejandra Campoverdi, comes a riveting and unflinching memoir on navigating social mobility as a first gen Latina, offering a broad examination of the unacknowledged emotional tolls of being a trailblazer. To be a First and Only in America is a delicate balancing act of surviving where you come from while acting like you belong where you're going. Alejandra Campoverdi has been...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated memoir and empathetic investigation into a family's history with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and one woman's quest to find healing among what remains"--
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