Filter By Subjects
Aging Brain Life sciences Longevity SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (see also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology) SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology Self-care, HealthFilter By Subjects
Aging Brain Life sciences Longevity SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (see also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology) SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology Self-care, HealthBlaser, Martin J.
Summary: A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics from the field's leading expert.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 615.7922 BLADunn, Rob R.
Summary: "The Man Who Touched His Own Heart tells the raucous, gory, mesmerizing story of the heart, from the first "explorers" who dug up cadavers and plumbed their hearts' chambers, through the first heart surgeries-which had to be completed in three minutes before death arrived-to heart transplants and the latest medical efforts to prolong our hearts' lives, almost defying nature in the process....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610 DUNChochois, Héloïse
Summary: "A graphic novel exploring amputation, revealing details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Pennsylvania State University Press, Graphic Mundi 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.5 CHOChurch, George M. (George McDonald)
Summary: A heady overview of the emerging discipline of synthetic biology and the wonders it can produce, from new drugs and vaccines to biofuels and resurrected wooly mammoths. In this authoritative, sometimes awe-inspiring book, geneticist Church and veteran science writer Regis team up to explore how scientists are now altering the nature of living organisms by modifying their genomes, or genetic...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 572.8 CHUCollen, Alanna.
Summary: "You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent weight of five African elephants in microbes. You are not an individual but a colony.Until recently, we...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 COLMathevon, Nicolas
Summary: "What messages do animals send to each other using sound? How can we decipher them? What lessons might these messages offer for understanding the origins and workings of our own communication? Scientists who study bioacoustics try and answer these questions, using physiology, animal behavior, and evolutionary biology to understand how and why animals communicate via sound. In this book,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.59 MATFong, Kevin.
Summary: Anesthesiologist, intensive care expert, and NASA adviser Kevin Fong explores how physical extremes push human limits and spawn incredible medical breakthroughs.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 616.02 FONHarari, Yuval N.
Summary: "One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this ... book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 909 HARLevine, James A.
Summary: "That the average adult spends 50 to 70 percent of their day sitting is no surprise to anyone who works in an office environment. But few realize the health consequences they are suffering as a result of modernity's increasingly sedentary lifestyle, or the effects it has had on society at large. In Get Up! , health expert James A. Levine's original scientific research shows that today's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 LEVGifford, Bill
Summary: "From acclaimed journalist Bill Gifford comes a roaring journey into the world of anti-aging science in search of answers to a universal obsession: what can be done about getting old? SPRING CHICKEN: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying) SPRING CHICKEN is a full-throttle, high-energy ride through the latest research, popular mythology, and ancient wisdom on mankind's oldest obsession: How can we...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2015
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 613.2 GIFBlaser, Martin J.
Summary: "A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.7922 BLAChan, Alina
Summary: "In this uniquely insightful book, a scientist and a writer join forces to try to get to the bottom of how a virus whose closest relations live in bats in subtropical southern China somehow managed to begin spreading among people more than 1,500 kilometres away in the city of Wuhan. They grapple with the baffling fact that the virus left none of the expected traces that such outbreaks usually...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 CHASummary: "Have you ever wondered where Earth's water came from? Or why leaves change color in the fall? In their debut illustrated science book, the team behind the popular YouTube channel MinuteEarth answers all of your child's wackiest questions alongside engaging images of the natural world. Entertain and educate your kids with fun facts about animals, nature and the wonders of the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DragonFruit, an imprint of Mango Publishing 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 500 MINLoewenstein, Werner R.
Summary: "In Physics in Mind, eminent biophysicist Werner R. Loewenstein seeks answers to these perplexing questions in the mechanisms of physics. Bringing information theory---the idea that all information can be quantified and encoded in bits---to bear on recent advances in the neurosciences, Loewenstein reveals inside the brain a web of immense computational power capable of rendering a coherent...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.8 LOEBroks, Paul
Summary: "When celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks's wife died of cancer, it sparked a journey of grief and reflection that traced a lifelong attempt to understand how the brain gives rise to the soul. The result of that journey is a gorgeous, evocative meditation on fate, death, consciousness, and what it means to be human. The Darker the Night, The Brighter the Stars weaves a scientist's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2018
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 153 BROBradshaw, John
Summary: "A must-read for any cat lover, Cat Sense is a revolutionary new account from one of the leading scientific experts on these little-understood animals. As he did in his acclaimed, best-selling Dog Sense, Bradshaw combines the most up-to-date research with fascinating case studies to paint an unprecedentedly detailed portrait of the domestic cat"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Attia, Peter
Summary: "Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony 2023
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 ATTZimmer, Carl
Summary: "We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world--from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses--the harder they find it is to locate life's edge"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 ZIMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 ZIMPortis, Antoinette
Summary: "An educational picture book about the life cycle of a sunflower"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books/Holiday House 2022
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE PORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PORCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PORRulseh, Ted
Summary: Lakes are among the Upper Midwest's greatest treasures and most valuable natural resources. The Great Lakes define the region, and thousands of smaller lakes offer peace, joy, and recreation to millions. And yet, in large part because of the numbers of people who enjoy the local waterways, the lakes of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota face numerous challenges. Invasive species, pollution,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Wisconsin Press 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.63 RULKyle, Sherry
Summary: "Begin your adventure here! The Adventure Bible Book of Daring Deeds and Epic Creations: 60 Ultimate Try-Something-New, Explore-the-World Activities contains lessons on knot tying, writing coded letters, building tree swings, and more, perfect for kids ages 8 and up. Boys and girls will love this interactive book filled with step-by-step guides and fun, full-color illustrations, and parents...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ZonderKidz 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 507.8 KYLYoun, Anthony
Summary: Growing older is a blessing. But the slow decline and the loss of functionality associated with aging has led us to treat the process like a disease. These negative effects of aging, however, are not inevitable. Rather, they're largely the result of environmental and lifestyle factors that, when properly addressed, can be reversed through a process called Autojuvenation. Packed with accessible,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Kolbert, Elizabeth.
Summary: Draws on the work of geologists, botanists, marine biologists, and other researchers to discuss the five devastating mass extinctions on Earth and predicts the coming of a sixth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.84 KOLRotner, Shelley
Summary: "Photographs document the life cycle of a variety of mammals, insects, birds, amphibians, and reptiles"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021