physiological effect

Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.

Describes the effect of alcohol on mind and body and directs those in jeopardy where to seek help.

"Ever wondered what space is really like? In his 25 years of training for, flying in, consulting on, and writing and speaking about space, astronaut and spacewalker Tom Jones can answer that question and many others. What do you feel on liftoff? What is weightlessness? Where do you sleep in space? Can you see the Great Wall of China? Jones answers every question you have ever had about space in "Ask the Astronaut""--Provided by publisher.

Examines how caffeine affects the body, and outlines the potential dangers associated with regular use of this drug.

"Looks at the types of performance-enhancing drugs that exist and the problems that follow their misuse."--Back cover.

Features first-hand accounts of international astronauts who have been in space from how to properly sneeze in space to struggling to walk properly after returning to gravity.

Stanford University neurobiologist, Robert Sapolsky, has been advancing our understanding of stress - how it impacts our bodies and how our social standing can make us more or less susceptible. Research reveals that the impact of stress can be found deep within us, shrinking our brains, adding fat to our bellies, even unraveling our chromosomes. Yet understanding how stress works can help us figure out a ways to combat it and how to live a life free of the tyranny of this contemporary plague.

Examines the restorative powers of sound, covering therapeutic music, healing ceremonies, clinical studies, and more.