Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences

Drugs in sport are big news and the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is common.

Acclaimed author Matt Ridley's thrilling follow-up to his bestseller Genome.

Myotonic dystrophy is part of the group of muscular dystrophies.

With an anti-abortion majority on the Supreme Court, and several states with only one abortion clinic, many reproductive rights activists are on the defensive, hoping to hold on to abortion in a few places and cases.

In this fascinating and often hilarious work - winner of the Royal Society of Science Prize 2007 - pre-eminent psychologist Daniel Gilbert shows how - and why - the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy.

The debut of a female Steve Jones - likeable, literate, lucid and laconic.

'If there is one dominant myth about the world, one huge mistake we all make .

Leon Chaitow shows how to detect whether yeast is your problem and provides a comprehensive non-drug approach to the treatment of Candida.

This book will show you how to soothe your baby and solve any problems you may come across with sleeping, feeding, crying and colic.

The kick-start fat loss programme from This Morning's Diet and Fitness presenter.

Genomics has transformed the biological sciences.

Esta obra está dirigida a quienes estén interesados en llegar a ser psicólogos clínicos existenciales, así como aquellos psicólogos que deseen complementar sus perspectivas y abordajes, de forma tal que puedan seguir interpretando la realidad desde su enfoque teórico, pero contextualizando este último en una adecuada descripción de la experiencia de sus pacientes.

What makes an ant an ant?

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring In this exploration of the concept of the gene, Jonathan Slack looks at the discovery, nature, and role of genes in both evolution and development.

Tied into the KS1 science curriculum, this book takes a lively, attractive look at British trees.

Mind-body medicine has captured the popular imagination.

Tied into the KS1 science curriculum, this book takes a lively, attractive look at British animals.

How does the digestive system work?

How do the skeleton and muscles work?

What makes a bee a bee?

"e;One of the most delightful natural history studies in decades.

Did you know that snakes poo and pee at the same time?

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Physiology is the science of life, and sets out to understand how living things work and what makes them distinct from the non-living.

Why do humans look like they do?

What makes a beetle a beetle?

A vast subject that includes a strange vocabulary and an apparent mass of facts, human anatomy can at first appear confusing and off-putting.

Did you know that cats learn to purr when they are only a few days old?

Did you know that spiders have hundreds of hairs, which they use to hear with?

Did you know that dolphins sleep with one eye open?

'Miscarriage' offers something very precious to any bereaved parent - and that is shared understanding.

For thousands of years, smallpox was one of the world's most feared diseases.

Thyroid health is an increasingly common concern.

A vast subject that includes a strange vocabulary and an apparent mass of facts, human anatomy can at first appear confusing and off-putting.

The bubonic plague is a disease spread by fleas that live on rats.

Tied into the KS1 science curriculum, this book takes a lively, attractive look at British birds.

This book looks at plant structures, including leaves, stems, roots and shoots, fruits and photosynthesis, through amazing facts, figures and stats.

Did you know that penguins have a layer of fat called blubber?

How do the senses work?

Wasps and bees buzz to and from their nests and hives all day.

Tied into the KS1 science curriculum, this book takes a lively, attractive look at British flowers and plants.

How does the heart work?

Genomics has transformed the biological sciences.

Discover the stomach-churning truth about the animal poop, pee, vomit, and secretions that humans have eaten throughout history-and sometimes still do-in Christine Virnig's laugh-out-loud middle-grade nonfiction debut.

How does the brain work?

Spark the love of learning with this picture-packed guide to the human body for children.

Malaria is spread by infected mosquitoes.