Human Anatomy & Physiology

As featured on BBC Radio 4's Start the Week 'A rich, timely study for the era of "global ageing"'- Nature The ageing of the world population is one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st century - up there with climate change in...

Discover the ultimate companion throughout your pregnancy, with week by week support, explanations, and guides to help you understand what's happening to you and your babyPregnancy is a remarkable time in anyone's life, but we understand that it can be...

Almost 1 in 2 people suffer from problems with leg veins - so if you don't have them then someone close to you will. Venous reflux (the major cause of leg vein problems) can cause tired or aching legs, swollen or itchy ankles. Many people suffering from...

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from...

During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from the Himalayas to Antarctica and beyond, Higher and Colder presents the first history of extreme...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781335914040Author Caroline WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Hanover Square PressPublisher Hanover Square PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528714860Author Kahlil GibranFormat PaperbackPage Count 47Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 3mm

Biology of Disease describes the biology of many of the human disorders and disease that are encountered in a clinical setting. It is designed for first and second year students in biomedical science programs and will also be a highly effective reference...

Something's up down below ... Urinary tract infections result in 8.1 million visits to a doctor every year, and between 50 per cent and 60 per cent of adult women will have at least one UTI in their lifetime. Meanwhile, overactive bladder affects nearly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997918625Author Doug SchoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Schoon ScientificPublisher Schoon ScientificWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

This highly visual text is the perfect companion for anyone studying anatomy and physiology. Offering innovative techniques to help students with their learning, this user-friendly, accessible study skills text is the perfect accompaniment to any course...

An extensive update of a successful textbook on skill acquisition for sport students. Praised for its clarity of writing style and presentation the new edition will be an essential buy for those needing a practical, sport-focused introduction to the...

Learn the art of growing old from the supercentenarians living life to the fullest.It's said that life begins at 40 - but that number is constantly revised upwards as we live longer and longer. With the number of centenarians having quadrupled in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544382Author Greg GageFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

What teeth can teach us about the evolution of the human species Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us...

Taking a refreshingly different approach to the subject, this new textbook uses original case studies of psychological support work with individual athletes and groups to illustrate the underlying theory and inform the reader of cutting edge practice in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913121037Author Bow RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Extend EducationPublisher Extend EducationWeight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 297mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Literary Award (Science) 2013.Book InformationISBN 9780316182317Author Sam KeanFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little,...

A thrilling and gruesome look at the science that influenced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The year 1818 saw the publication of one of the most influential science-fiction stories of all time. Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley had...

Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2021 An anthropologist visits the frontiers of genetics, medicine, and technology to ask: whose values are guiding gene-editing experiments, and what are the implications for humanity? At a conference in Hong...

Human beings are the only species to have evolved the trait of emotional crying. We weep at tragedies in our lives and in those of others - remarkably even when they are fictional characters in film, opera, music, novels, and theatre. Why have we...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476756226Author Mitchell MoffitFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Humans are mammals. Most of us appreciate that at some level. But what does it mean for us to have more in common with a horse and an elephant than we do with a parrot, snake or frog? After a misdirected football left new father Liam Drew clutching a...

This book provides a comprehensive account of the current status of molecular hydrogen medicine, a young field that emerged with the discovery that inhalation of hydrogen gas leads to the elimination of harmful reactive oxygen species in rats. Various...

This book provides readers with an anaesthesia-focused alternative to general physiology textbooks. The new edition has been reorganised with the trainee anaesthesist in mind, into shorter bite-sized chapters ideal for exam revision. The content includes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819579447Author Andrea OlsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Wesleyan University PressPublisher Wesleyan University PressWeight(grams)...

If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN.Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction?What about the fact that you are as hairy as a chimpanzee,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593241318Author Philipp DettmerFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1077gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684838915Author Robert M. SapolskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 224g

A New York Times bestselling writer explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us. Finally, a vital topic that has never had its own book gets its due.There's no shortage of books about public...

Questions on the origins and meaning of dreams are as old as humankind, and as confounding and exciting today as when nineteenth-century scientists first attempted to unravel them. Why do we dream? Do dreams hold psychological meaning or are they merely...

Communication is a fundamental human activity, and as much as 90% of all communication is non-verbal. Yet awareness of embodied intelligence in communication is rare. This book is the fourth in a series by interdisciplinary educator Andrea Olsen focused...

Cellular Physiology of Nerve and Muscle, Fourth Edition offers a state of the art introduction to the basic physical, electrical and chemical principles central to the function of nerve and muscle cells. The text begins with an overview of the origin of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250061713Author Josh MitteldorfFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262533539Author Suzana Herculano-HouzelFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

How much do you really know about how the human body works and how it reacts to food, exercise, nutrition, and the environment? While most people have read about at least one fad diet, they're left wondering about the greater biochemistry, psychology,...

Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world? Movement Matters is a Foreword Indies GOLD-winning collection of essays, in...

Like many of us, journalist David K. Randall never gave sleep much thought. That is, until he began sleepwalking. One midnight crash into a hallway wall sent him on an investigation into the strange science of sleep. In Dreamland, Randall explores the...

As medical schools struggle to fit ever more material into a fixed amount of time, students need to approach the study of anatomy through a succinct, integrative overview. Rather than setting forth an overwhelming list of facts to be memorized, this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476784748Author Rob KnightFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Simon & Schuster/ TedPublisher Simon & Schuster/ TedWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 185mm...