Genetic disease

Almost daily, headlines announce newly discovered links between cancers and their genetic causes. Science journalist Jessica Wapner vividly relates the backstory behind those headlines....

DNA Demystified satisfies the public appetite for and curiosity about DNA and genetics. The book begins with the basic groundwork and a brief history of DNA and genetics....

Isabel Stenzel Byrnes and Anabel Stenzel tell of their lifelong struggle to pursue normal lives with cystic fibrosis while grappling with the realization that they will die young....

Genomics has transformed the biological sciences. From epidemiology and medicine to evolution and forensics, the ability to determine an organism's complete genetic makeup has changed the way science is done and the questions that can be asked of it....

Something everyone has the power to do is reduce your cancer risk, and this book will show you just how easy it is to do it....

Among the chapters of this audiobook are: Chapter 1: What is Down syndrome? Chapter 2: Diagnosing Down syndrome Chapter 3: Signs and Symptoms of Down....

Empowering and informative, this meticulously researched audiobook offers accessible prescriptions for freeing ourselves from what we thought was our genetic destiny....

Up, Not Down Syndrome is a love letter and a map. Experience how it feels to think your life is over after having an unlovable baby. At first, the loss seems impossible to overcome. Alex becomes the author's greatest teacher. Love is stronger than fear. Everyone has gifts....

Looking to discover the science behind what makes you unique? Look no further than our new eBook, "The Code of Life". Starting with a comprehensive...

This book will be about sickle cell anemia and the stresses that can be brought onto one’s life. The listener will get a complete transformation on how to cope with this disease and also how to prevent these painful episodes....

This guide will show you how to take your health into your own hands. You will no longer sit on the sidelines - instead you can play an active and empowered role in the state of your own health....

This compelling and truth-revealing book will forever change the way you view the medicines in your medicine cabinet, and the people who create them....

In Incurable Me, a maverick physician brings transparency to some of medicine's most closely guarded secrets....

Unveil the Enigmas of Uncommon Health Conditions with "The Mysteries of Rare Diseases"! Dive into the fascinating world of rare diseases, where ...

In 2018, scientists manipulated the DNA of human babies for the first time. As biologist and historian Matthew Cobb shows in As Gods, this achievement was one many scientists have feared from the start of the genetic age....

Thanks to personal genetic testing services, it's now easier than ever to get information about our own unique DNA - but who does this information really benefit? And, as genome editing and gene therapy transform the healthcare landscape, what do we gain or give up? Find out....

Andrea Ott-Dahl, who with her partner Keston Ott-Dahl has two other children, agreed to act as a pregnancy surrogate for a wealthy Silicon Valley family....

Dr. Jebelli explores the past, present and future of Alzheimer's, starting from the beginning - the first recorded case more than 100 years ago - up to the cutting-edge research being done today....

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the world, and the number of individuals living and caring for people suffering from ...

Human beings have astonishing genetic vulnerabilities. More than half of us will die from complex diseases that trace directly to those vulnerabilities, and the modern world we've created places us at unprecedented risk from them....