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—Carl Zimmer, author of She Has Her Mother's Laugh and Parasite Rex
—Carl Zimmer, author of She Has Her Mother's Laugh and Parasite Rex
—Lisa Sanders, primary care physician at Yale School of Medicine and New York Time’s Diagnosis columnist
—Lisa Sanders, primary care physician at Yale School of Medicine and New York Time’s Diagnosis columnist
—Harriet Washington, author of Medical Apartheid, Deadly Monopolies, and Infectious Madness
—Harriet Washington, author of Medical Apartheid, Deadly Monopolies, and Infectious Madness
—Siddartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene: An Intimate History
—Siddartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene: An Intimate History
—Anna Reisman, director of the Program for Humanities in Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
—Anna Reisman, director of the Program for Humanities in Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
—Suzanne Koven, primary care physician and Writer in Residence, Massachusetts General Hospital
—Suzanne Koven, primary care physician and Writer in Residence, Massachusetts General Hospital
—Kirkus (Starred Review)
—Kirkus (Starred Review)
—Undark.org
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A guided tour through the strange science of hormones and the age-old quest to control them.
Metabolism, behavior, sleep, mood swings, the immune system, fighting, fleeing, puberty, and sex: these are just a few of the things our bodies control with hormones. Armed with a healthy dose of wit and curiosity, Randi Hutter Epstein takes us on a journey through the unusual history of these potent chemicals and their discovery, from the London laboratory where the concept of hormones was identified to a basement filled with jarred brains to a canine sex lab. We meet leading scientists who made life-changing discoveries about the hormone imbalances that ail us, as well as charlatans who used those discoveries to peddle false remedies. Along the way, Epstein examines the functions of hormones such as leptin, oxytocin, estrogen, and testosterone, demystifying the science of endocrinology.
After tackling the ins and outs of the history of childbirth with wit and depth, Randi brings her unique voice to the history of hormones, spotlighting the hype; unraveling the science; and telling the tales of leading investigators and activists.
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