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  • Exploring Nanocarriers in Breast Cancer Management

    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Amarjitsing Rajput + 3 more
    • English
    Exploring Nanocarriers in Breast Cancer Management is a comprehensive book that delves into the realm of nanocarrier systems, which have shown immense potential in the management of breast cancer. Breast cancer remains one of the most prevalent forms of cancer today, with no definitive cure currently available. This underscores the critical need for innovative drug delivery systems that offer greater target specificity and reduced side effects. The scope of this book encompasses a thorough exploration of various nanocarrier systems, including amongst others liposomes, niosomes,s, and microneedles. It highlights the recent advancements in these systems and their promising results in breast cancer treatment.Additional... the book addresses the crucial aspects of toxicity and regulatory considerations associated with nanocarriers. This book aims to provide a foundational understanding of nanocarriers, their unique features, and their significant role in breast cancer management. It is an essential resource for researchers, healthcare professionals, and anyone interested in the cutting-edge developments in breast cancer treatment.

  • Explainable AI in Clinical Practice

    Advanced Applications and Future Directions
    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Saurav Mallik + 4 more
    • English
    Explainable AI in Clinical Practice: Advanced Applications and Future Directions builds on foundational concepts to explore the practical implementation and emerging trends of transparent AI in healthcare. Featuring contributions from leading experts, this volume presents advanced methodologies, real-world case studies across various medical specialties, and strategies for overcoming ethical, regulatory, and operational challenges. The book offers comprehensive frameworks for integrating explainable AI into clinical workflows, emphasizing trust, patient understanding, and regulatory compliance. In addition, it examines future technologies such as federated learning, multimodal systems, and human-AI collaboration, providing insights into the evolving landscape of AI in medicine.Essential for healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers, this volume aims to accelerate the responsible adoption of explainable AI, ultimately enhancing patient care, clinical decision-making, and healthcare system efficiency.

  • The Cytokines of the Immune System

    The Role of Cytokines in Disease Related to Immune Response
    • 2nd Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Zlatko Dembic
    • English
    Cytokines of the Immune System: The Role of Cytokines in Disease Related to Immune Response, Second Edition is a comprehensive and essential resource for graduate and postgraduate training of physicians, dentists, biomedical specialists, and those interested in scientific research in biology and biochemistry. The book provides an up-to-date, textbook-like description of immunology, focusing on the critical role of cytokines in immune responses. With advancements in cytokine research and signal transduction, this new and improved edition offers a deeper understanding of cytokine-receptor interactions, supported by novel figures based on crystal-structure conformations from the protein database. These insights are invaluable for inspiring new drug designs and therapeutic strategies. The book delivers a thorough overview of immunology, detailing the development and regulation of the immune system, with a special focus on cytokines. It presents an upgraded description of interleukins, immune-modulatory cytokines, and chemokines, exploring their structure, sources, functions, receptors, disease associations, and therapeutic potentials. This edition also introduces the latest information on innate lymphoid cells and their cytokines, as well as their adaptive immunity counterparts. A dedicated chapter on the cytokine storm provides critical insights into this phenomenon.Key features of Cytokines of the Immune System: The Role of Cytokines in Disease Related to Immune Response, Second Edition include upgraded chapter content throughout, enhanced connections between cytokines and diseases, and a historical overview of cytokines pivotal in polarizing immune responses. The book also promotes new therapeutic options for each cytokine or cytokine family, displayed in detailed figures that serve as summaries or guides for treatment decision-making in various diseases, including cancer, infections, and autoimmune disorders. This expanded edition is a vital tool for anyone seeking to understand the latest developments in cytokine research and their implications for immunotherapy.

  • Mathematical Foundations of Physiology, Medicine, and Health Sciences

    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Dhanjoo N. Ghista + 3 more
    • English
    Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering in Medicine, Physiology and Health Sciences is a visionary book, whose purpose is to demonstrate how fundamental mathematics and biomedical engineering can be incorporated into physiology, medicine, and health sciences teaching, research,and clinical practice to make these disciplines more quantitative and computational, and hence more explanatory and informative. The book also provides more quantitative formulation of medical procedures, towards supporting the growing field of precision medicine.

  • Biomarkers in Neurological Disorders and Treatment

    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Arun Kumar Singh + 3 more
    • English
    Decoding the Brain: Biomarkers in Neurological Disorders and Treatment provides a comprehensive exploration of the latest advances in neurological biomarkers, detailing their discovery, validation, and application in clinical practice. By offering insights into the biological underpinnings of various neurological disorders, this book aims to bridge the gap between cutting-edge biomarker research and its practical implementation in patient care.

  • Smart Engineering Approaches to Food Safety and Shelf Life Extension

    Safer and Fresher Foods
    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Yogesh K. Ahlawat + 2 more
    • English
    Smart Engineering Approaches to Food Safety and Shelf Life Extension: Safer and Fresher Foods covers revolutionary ways we preserve and process food, ensuring its quality, safety, and sustainability. With a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge technologies, methodologies, and applications, this book addresses the challenges of current food preservation and processing. Readers will find fresh insights and practical knowledge across various disciplines, with an emphasis on innovation, quality, safety, and sustainability. From novel preservation methods to advanced processing technologies, each chapter presents valuable insights into how engineering principles can be leveraged to enhance food safety, extend shelf life, and preserve nutritional quality.Alongside sustainable practices, sections also cover high-pressure processing, pulsed electric fields, novel packaging materials designed to minimize spoilage and contamination, intelligent packaging systems, and process optimization techniques. Authored by leading experts in the fields of engineering and food science, this book uniquely integrates both disciplines to provide a comprehensive understanding of the latest advancements in food preservation and processing technologies.

  • The NeuroComplex Interaction of Appetite Regulation

    Brain, Body and Environment
    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Nasrollah Moradikor + 1 more
    • English
    The NeuroComplex Interaction of Appetite Regulation: Brain, Body and Environment presents the latest research on why we eat, what makes us hungry, and how our brain controls our cravings. The book covers the data for how the brain, hormones, and different factors such as stress, the environment, and even food itself affects our desire to eat. Written for academics and researchers, this book helps facilitate a comprehensive understanding on how the brain influences appetite regulation, allowing readers to understand how neurobiological mechanisms can help treat patients involved with obesity, eating disorders, or other related conditions.Readers will find this to be a reliable resource that connects current neuroscience research with practical applications in appetite and behavior.

  • CDK4/6 inhibitors in Breast Cancer Therapy

    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Pankaj Kumar Singh + 3 more
    • English
    CDK4/6 inhibitors in Breast Cancer Therapy examines the pivotal role of CDK4/6 inhibition in treating hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer. The book highlights FDA-approved applications of these inhibitors alongside endocrine therapy and explores ongoing research into their potential as neoadjuvant treatments. It provides insights into the drug discovery and development of CDK4/6 inhibitors, covering their molecular mechanisms, pharmacology, and clinical applications. Chapters address their use in mono and adjuvant therapies, as well as challenges in targeting, while also discussing market potential and post-marketing safety issues.This book is a valuable resource for researchers and academics, enhancing understanding of CDK4/6 inhibitors' chemistry and therapeutic implications. By presenting detailed information on clinical trials and market formulations, it equips the audience with essential knowledge to navigate the complexities of targeted breast cancer therapies and contributes to advancing research in this critical area.

  • Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment

    SDG Perspectives
    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • M. Iqbal R. Khan + 2 more
    • English
    Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment: SDG Perspectives explores the mechanistic link between the environmental stress responses mediated by plant growth stimulants and the resulting agricultural stability and food security aligned with targeted SDGs. Sections provide insights on novel green initiatives designed to align crop production and environmental remediation with the aid of growth stimulants-mediated mechanisms for growth, physiology, and yield improvements. Scientists, students, and academics in agriculture, crop, and environmental sciences will find this resource valuable in understanding the current status of the SDG goals, as well as for inspiring future research.The book enables the reader to understand the impact of persistent environmental concerns, contaminants, and health risks in the face of increasing global population and resulting environmental and agricultural needs.

  • Advances in Biomedical Engineering - Part A

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 402
    • July 1, 2026
    • English
    Advances in Biomedical Engineering, Part A, Volume 402 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments, innovations, and research in the rapidly evolving field of biomedical engineering. This book covers a broad spectrum of topics, including medical imaging, biomaterials, tissue engineering, biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, and healthcare technologies. Specific chapters include Advances in biomedical engineering, Recent advances in nanomedicine as drug delivery systems, Advances in Nano biomaterials for Biomedical Engineering, Neurodiagnostic: Advances in diagnostic tools, Advances in Ferroptosis Research and Application, Bioink-based 3D Bioprinting: Paving the Path for Regenerative Medicine, and MRI Acute/Sub-Acute Ischemic Stroke Segmentation with Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Review.

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