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Blood Exercise Human physiology Longevity Physical fitness SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (see also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology) SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology Self-care, Health Sex differencesDunn, 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....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Pennsylvania State University Press, Graphic Mundi 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.5 CHOGifford, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 613.2 GIFLevine, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 LEVGeorge, Rose
Summary: Explores the science, traditions, and myths surrounding blood, from ancient bloodletting practices to the development of mass blood donations during the Blitz and from researchers working on synthetic blood to the lucrative business of plasma transfusions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.1 GEOHelmer, Jodi
Summary: We should thank a pollinator at every meal. These diminutive creatures fertilize a third of the crops we eat. Yet half of the 200,000 species of pollinators are threatened. Birds, bats, insects, and many other pollinators are disappearing, putting our entire food supply in jeopardy. In North America and Europe, bee populations have already plummeted by more than a third and the population of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2019
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Summary: "New York Times best-selling author and world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal explores sex and gender in both humans and other animals. Though many scholars now argue that gender differences are purely a product of socialization, primatologist Frans de Waal illustrates in Different the scientific, evolutionary basis for gender differences in humans, drawing on his decades of experience...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 WAAEmera, Deena
Summary: "Knowledge is the most powerful weapon. As the female body is constantly being politicized and policed, it is now more than ever that people must understand the inner workings of women's body. Written by an evolutionary geneticist, Deena Emera, Ph.D., in an accessible, nonjudgmental tone, A Brief History of the Female Body unravels misconceptions women have about their own bodies and supplies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 EMEBlaser, Martin J.
Summary: A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics from the field's leading expert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 615.7922 BLAGibala, Martin
Summary: "Everyone has one minute. A decade ago, Martin Gibala was a young researcher in the field of exercise physiology--with little time to exercise. That critical point in his career launched a passion for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), allowing him to stay in shape with just a few minutes of hard effort. It also prompted Gibala to conduct experiments that helped launch the exploding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 GIBShah, Sonia.
Summary: "From the author of The Fever, a wide-ranging inquiry into the origins of pandemics Interweaving history, original reportage, and personal narrative, Pandemic explores the origins of epidemics, drawing parallels between the story of cholera-one of history's most disruptive and deadly pathogens-and the new pathogens that stalk humankind today, from Ebola and avian influenza to drug-resistant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1 SHABowman, Katy
Summary: Rethink Your Position is every body's guide to everyday alignment. It explains how to check the way different areas are moving now, includes precision exercises to get important parts moving better, and shows how making small changes can increase your physical activity all day long--not only at the gym, but at the office, in the kitchen, on a walk with friends ... even while you're...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Propriometrics Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.7 BOWBlaser, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.7922 BLABlackburn, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Helen)
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 572 BLABennett, Howard J.
Summary: Through humor, science, and engaging illustrations, this fun and comprehensive reference book is perfect for kids who want to know more about the mysterious stuff going on inside their bodies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids 2017