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The Day after Yesterday

The Day after Yesterday

The Day after Yesterday

Resilience in the Face of Dementia

by Joe Wallace

ISBN: 9780262048606

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 26, 2023

Forthcoming from the MIT Press
Methuselah’s Zoo

Methuselah's Zoo

Methuselah's Zoo

What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives

by Steven N. Austad

ISBN: 9780262547178

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 15, 2023

Stories of long-lived animal species—from thousand-year-old tubeworms to 400-year-old sharks—and what they might teach us about human health and longevity.
The Intermittent Fasting Revolution

The Intermittent Fasting Revolution

The Intermittent Fasting Revolution

The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance

by Mark P. Mattson

ISBN: 9780262545983

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: April 4, 2023

How intermittent fasting can enhance resilience, improve mental and physical performance, and protect against aging and disease.
How Not to Study a Disease

How Not to Study a Disease

How Not to Study a Disease

The Story of Alzheimer's

by Karl Herrup

ISBN: 9780262546010

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 7, 2023

An authority on Alzheimer's disease offers a history of past failures and a roadmap that points us in a new direction in our journey to a cure.
Fertility Technology

Fertility Technology

Fertility Technology

by Donna J. Drucker

ISBN: 9780262544696

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 7, 2023

A concise overview of fertility technology—its history, practical applications, and ethical and social implications around the world.
Solitary

Solitary

Solitary

Edited by Tyler Coburn

ISBN: 9783956796395

Publisher: Sternberg Press

Pub Date: December 27, 2022

A South Korean wellness center designed as a mock prison: on sensory deprivation, monastic life, the wellness industry, the prison-industrial complex, and the history of solitude.
Placebos

Placebos

Placebos

by Kathryn T Hall

ISBN: 9780262544252

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 4, 2022

The biological power of the placebo effect.
The Exquisite Machine

The Exquisite Machine

The Exquisite Machine

The New Science of the Heart

by Sian E. Harding

ISBN: 9780262047142

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 20, 2022

How science is opening up the mysteries of the heart, revealing the poetry in motion within the machine.
CBD

CBD

CBD

What Does the Science Say?

by Linda A. Parker, Erin M. Rock and Raphael Mechoulam

ISBN: 9780262544054

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 2, 2022

A comprehensive review of the scientific literature on the possible benefits of CBD, describing findings from both preclinical and human clinical studies.
Gut Feelings

Gut Feelings

Gut Feelings

The Microbiome and Our Health

by Alessio Fasano and Susie Flaherty

ISBN: 9780262543835

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 22, 2022

Why the microbiome—our rich inner ecosystem of microorganisms—may hold the keys to human health.
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