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| The New Science of Healthy Aging | | Understanding why we age and how to prevent age-related physical and mental decline can help us to live in the moment and enjoy our health at any age. In this eBook, we explore the latest thinking in why we age, strategies to help maintain good health as well as research into the limits of human longevity. | .jpg) | | |
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| The Microbiome: Your Inner Ecosystem | | The collection of microbes we carry in our bodies is crucial to many aspects of our health. Research in this area has exploded, and in this eBook, we highlight some of the most exciting work on how the microbiome develops, its influence on brain and behavior and implications in both contributing to and treating various disorders. | | | | |
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| The Science Behind the Debates | | People say that they trust scientists, yet evidence often takes a back seat to emotions. In this eBook, we examine the science behind today’s most contentious debates including gun control, GMOs and evolution, as well as strategies for understanding and coping with denialism. | | | | |
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| The Science of Diet & Exercise | | Updated for 2019, our most popular eBook examines traditional weight loss advice and finds it wanting. The most recent studies reveal a metabolic process more complicated than initially thought, opening doors for new approaches. | | | | |
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| Mysteries of the Mind | | Do we have free will? How do we navigate our surroundings? In this eBook, we examine the latest research into the workings of nature’s most complex organ, including how the brain gives rise to consciousness, how babies think, how brain training may work for certain groups and more. | | | | |
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| Genetic Engineering: Progress and Controversy | | From its beginnings in the 1970s to the post-CRISPR revolution, the field of genetic engineering has come a long way. In this eBook, we examine how CRISPR and other approaches are being investigated to treat disease, mind-blowing research in synthetic biology, controversial efforts in modifying crops and saving species and more. | | | | |
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