Health Sciences

Today, human genetics is for everyone. It is about variation more than about illnesses, and increasingly about the common rather than about the rare. Once an obscure science or an...

This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. It includes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses open to both majors and nonmajors,...

The dramatic search for spices through history, and how the pursuit of rare flavors changed and opened up our worldSpices have been highly valued since at least the Bronze Age,...

Comprehensive and accessible, Conceivable is the ultimate IVF companion, providing essential guidance for anyone going through the process--or supporting someone who is.By 2020, the IVF industry is predicted to be worth $21bn....

NUTRITION and GLOBAL HEALTH Nutrition and Global Health began as a series of short literature reviews; since then, the work has become an authoritative and highly accessible resource on the vast...

Covering the issues, themes and principles that explain what it means to be a nurse today, this book provides the theory students need to know and applies it to the...

A TIME top 100 must read book of 2020—a spellbinding dive into paralyzing fear that Rolling Stone says “could not be timelier” with a new afterword to this paperback editionSince childhood, Eva Holland has...

The untold story of the rise of the new scientific field of ancient DNA research, and how Jurassic Park and popular media influenced its development “Fun and thought-provoking. . . . Jones builds...

Our senses are at the heart of how we navigate the world. They help us recognise the expressions on a loved one's face, know whether fruit is ripe by its...

Management of Occupational Health and Safety, Seventh Edition, is the bestselling text for the Health and Safety course in the Human Resources program. Throughout the text, we have provided the...

The healthcare professionals who save and extend our lives are helpless without the medicines and technologies that have revolutionised medical care. But the industry that invents, makes and provides these...

Why do diets fail? Is it because of genetic disposition? A sluggish metabolism? An underactive thyroid?A behavioural psychologist reveals the truth about dieting, including how she lost over 100lb in...

The yoga teacher’s guide to planning and sequencing yoga classes—with over 2,000 instructional photos and 67 yoga pose sequences for students of all skill levels.Also features additional resources, including yoga...

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What is the best way to age well and live longer?For decades, millions of people have tried to crack the secret of time and how to withstand it. The question...

Breath is essential for life, but did you know that the way you breathe can be detrimental to your well-being? Poor posture, stress, muscular tension … all can make the...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*Chosen as a Book of the Year by the Financial Times, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Prospect, Guardian and The Times*This is the story of a race - not against...