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Elsevier's Life Sciences collection helps researchers get comprehensive coverage and up-to-date information on the study of living organisms, their processes, and interrelationships, spanning disciplines like biology, genetics, and biochemistry, and addressing emerging trends such as genomics, biotechnology, and sustainability, essential for advancing knowledge and driving innovation in the field.

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    • Reconstructive Transplantation and Regenerative Surgery

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 3
      • November 28, 2025
      • Vijay Gorantla + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Reconstructive Transplantation and Regenerative Surgery: The New Frontier, Volume Three in the Regenerative and Transplant Medicine series—explores this transformative discipline. This integration aims to overcome the limitations of traditional vascularized organ and tissue transplantation, offering innovative solutions through cutting-edge techniques. As regenerative surgery continues to evolve, this volume serves as a comprehensive resource, highlighting the latest advancements in graft immunomodulation, neuroregeneration, gene editing, diagnostic imaging, ischemia mitigation, and graft preservation. Authored by leading experts, this volume delves into crucial topics such as cell therapies, immunobiologics, neurobiologics, and targeted therapeutic strategies like local immunosuppressive implants and immunocloaking.It also covers cutting-edge diagnostic approaches, including non-invasive molecular imaging, nanotheranostics, and multimodal surveillance techniques. By addressing critical challenges in transplantation and regeneration, this book is an essential reference for surgeons, clinicians, trainees, scientists, and academics dedicated to advancing the field.

    • How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice

      • 2nd Edition
      • November 28, 2025
      • Marjorie R. Jenkins + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice: An Evidence-Based Guide to Patient Care, Second Edition, is an essential resource for primary care clinicians seeking to integrate sex and gender differences into their practice. This edition emphasizes the unique framework that assists practitioners in providing personalized care. It aligns sex and gender medicine with precision medicine, helping healthcare providers attract patients who value clinicians that understand the nuances of sex and gender in healthcare.How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice: An Evidence-Based Guide to Patient Care, Second Edition, includes updates on the evidence-based information on disease prevalence, diagnosis, testing, and treatment, as well as a new chapter on the sex and gender aspects of pain. Each chapter reflects how sex and gender impact disease presentation, physical examination, testing, treatment, and clinical decision-making.

    • Biology of Fatty Acids

      • 1st Edition
      • November 28, 2025
      • E. P. Meran Keshawa + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Biology of Fatty Acids: Biochemical, Nutritional, and Pharmacological Functions offers an in-depth exploration of the vital roles fatty acids play in human health. From their influence on metabolism and immune functions to their potential in disease prevention and treatment, this book covers a wide range of topics. With contributions from leading experts, it examines the latest research on fatty acids in nutrition, emerging plant-based sources, and their pharmacological potential in treating conditions like neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. A must-read for scientists, healthcare professionals, and anyone interested in the transformative impact of fatty acids on human health.

    • Sleep and Health

      • 2nd Edition
      • November 28, 2025
      • Michael A. Grandner
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 3 9 5 3 6
      Sleep and Health, Second Edition provides an accessible yet comprehensive overview of the relationship between sleep and health at the individual, community, and population levels, along with a discussion of the implications for public health, public policy, and interventions. Based on a firm foundation in many areas of sleep health research, this text further provides introductions to each sub-area of the field and a summary of the current research for each area. This book serves as a resource for those interested in learning about the growing field of sleep health research, including sections on social determinants, cardiovascular disease, cognitive functioning, health behavior theory, smoking, and more.

    • Nanomedicine and Nutrigenomics

      • 1st Edition
      • November 28, 2025
      • Yugal Kishore Mohanta + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Nanomedicine and Nutrigenomics: Pioneering the Future of Health offers a comprehensive introduction to nanomedicine and nutrigenomics, ensuring readers grasp the fundamental concepts, techniques, and applications. The book provides an overview of nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and gene-nutrient interactions, paving the way for understanding the potential healthcare applications of these groundbreaking methodologies. It emphasizes the synergy between nanomedicine and nutrigenomics, showcasing how they can optimize health outcomes and delving into nanotechnology's role in enhancing drug delivery systems, diagnostics, and therapeutics, while also highlighting personalized nutrition interventions based on genetic makeup. The book addresses future advancements, ethical implications, and challenges, presenting a holistic view.

    • Animal Models of Neurological Conditions

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Jacob Raber
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 9 0 9 0 9
      • eBook
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      Animal Models of Neurological Conditions informs about novel animal models and their unique strengths and limitations in the research of neurological conditions. It demonstrates the importance of animal models’ abilities to replicate only aspects of a given neurological condition and highlights the value of these animal models in increasing human brain function in afflicted patients. This book, comprised of thirteen chapters discusses various animal models and research methods for mental health, neurodevelopmental disorders, addiction, age-related neurodegenerative conditions, and viruses affecting brain function. Although developed with neuroscience researchers and trainees involved in pre-clinical and clinical research in mind, neurologists and other treatment professionals caring for patients with neurological conditions will also find value in this detailed resource.This is an invaluable resource for neuroscience researchers, trainees, and healthcare professionals.

    • Handbook of Robotic and Image-Guided Surgery

      • 2nd Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Mohammad Hossein Abedin Nasab
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Handbook of Robotic and Image-Guided Surgery, Second Edition provides an update on state-of-the-art systems and methods for robotic and computer-assisted surgeries. Written by leading researchers from academia and industry, this new edition includes over 700 illustrations, flowcharts, diagrams, and dedicated multimedia content across all chapters.This new edition also includes introductory chapters which discuss the fundamental concepts in robotics and image-guided surgery. Through its coverage of basic concepts and recent advances across all subspecialties, the book serves as a vital and comprehensive reference for engineers, surgeons, and researchers in the life science and healthcare world interested in surgical robotics.Fusing engineering, radiology, and surgical principles into one book, this new edition also includes coverage of new surgical devices and new surgical robotic systems, expanding the number of chapters from 39 to more than 50. Biomedical engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical and computer engineers, medical and engineering students, and surgeons in the field of surgical robotics and image-guided surgery will benefit from this comprehensive reference, written by global experts from across academia and industry.

    • Harnessing Genomic Tools for Crop Improvement

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Lakshmi Narayana R. Vemireddy + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      In the rapidly evolving landscape of crop genetics, the book, Harnessing Genomic Tools for Crop Improvement is an essential resource designed for researchers, students, and professionals seeking to leverage bioinformatics tools for precision breeding. This comprehensive manual provides step-by-step guidance on utilizing molecular data derived from genetics and breeding experiments, offering hands-on instructions for key software applications in genetic diversity analysis, QTL mapping, genome-wide association mapping, haplotype analysis and genomic selection.Beyond technical tutorials, the book explores cutting-edge bioinformatics tools such as sequence databases, BLAST, primer designing, and sequence alignment, ensuring users gain a holistic understanding of genomics-driven crop improvement. Definitions, terminology clarifications, and interpretation of the results help bridge the gap between theory and application, simplifying complex analyses.Whether you are a novice or an experienced researcher, this book equips you with the skills to analyze and apply genomic data effectively, making it an invaluable asset for transforming geneticists into genomicists in both plant and animal sciences.

    • Generative AI, Large Language Models, Graph Neural Networks and Knowledge Graphs Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Abdulhamit Subasi
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Generative AI, Large Language Models, Graph Neural Networks and Knowledge Graphs Applications offers readers a thorough examination of the cutting-edge technologies that are shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Through clear explanations and practical insights, this book bridges theoretical concepts and real-world applications, helping professionals, researchers, and academics understand and implement advanced AI solutions. With a focus on the foundational principles of Generative AI, LLMs, GNNs, and Knowledge Graphs, the text emphasizes their collaborative potential and provides guidance for solving complex problems across multiple disciplines.The book also stands out for its emphasis on hands-on learning, featuring practical examples and case studies from industries such as healthcare and finance. It highlights interdisciplinary applications, demonstrating how these technologies can be leveraged to address real-world challenges. Readers benefit from comprehensive coverage of each topic, deep dives into their interconnections, and actionable strategies for staying at the forefront of AI advancements.

    • Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Ljuba Bachárová + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Looking Beyond Left Ventricular Mass offers a fresh perspective on the use of electrocardiograms (ECGs) for treating left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The book bridges the gap between recent research findings and clinical practice, aiming to advance the technology into the future. It emphasizes the unique insights that ECGs provide regarding the cardiac electric field in LVH patients, pushing for a shift in the traditional diagnostic approach of ECG for LVH. The book addresses the need to reconsider classical diagnostic paradigms and focuses on false-negative ECG results that actually contain valuable, often overlooked information.These results can be crucial for diagnostics, selecting targeted therapy, and assessing cardiovascular risk. By maximizing the potential of ECG technology, the book aims to enhance patient outcomes and bring innovation to cardiac healthcare.

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