This book provides real-world examples, relevant facts, and fully documented quotes from teens and experts for youths who are looking for a healthy lifestyle that keeps them feeling fit and well and able to bounce back quickly from illness or injury.

Discusses the history of infectious disease research, from the Middle Ages to the modern day, and explains how research helps identify and diagnose diseases, perfect methods of treatment, and prevent the disease from spreading.

"Nexi is one of a team of four small humanoid robots that have mobility, dexterity and 'social' communication skills"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses autism, its causes, diagnosis, and treatment, living with the disorder, and current trends in research and medication.

"the hope and promise of genetic engineering for all people born with genetic diseases-that a lifetime of treatments and medicines can be replaced with a one-time cure. It is not just sick people, however, who can benefit from genetic engineering. Every living thing carries genetic information in the nucleus of almost every cell in the body. Scientists say that genes are the words in the giant book of life written by deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). This...

Social psychology demonstrates that self-image is the foundation of all human behavior. Social psychologists research how this sense of self develops and what factors determine how people think and feel about themselves. Self-esteem and confidence are dependent on self-image and often determine a person s happiness, psychological well-being, and life success.

Women have made more significant and important contributions to science than most people realize. Profiled in this book are six admirable women scientists and inventors: Lise Meitner, Pearl Kendrick, Virginia Apgar, Jane Goodall, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Rosalind W. Picard.