Books in Life sciences

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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Enzyme Reprogramming

1st Edition
Volume 719
October 1, 2025
Yang Yang
English

Methods in Enzymology series highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

Taxonomic Impediments of the Benthic Infauna; Potential Solutions and Consequences

1st Edition
Volume 101
October 1, 2025
Pat Hutchings + 1 more
English

Taxonomic Impediments of the Benthic Infauna; Potential Solutions and Consequences, Volume 101 in the Advances in Marine Biology Series explores the critical role of taxonomy in understanding and conserving marine biodiversity. This volume presents a comprehensive review of the taxonomic challenges facing marine invertebrates and potential solutions through molecular and genetic advancements. Topics include advancing marine invertebrate biodiversity research in South Africa, the current status of DNA barcoding for marine invertebrates, and identification challenges in ASEAN countries and their management implications. Additional chapters examine benthic communities around Australia and their role in marine park management, taxonomic and conservation challenges in the southwestern Atlantic, and strategies for biodiversity inventories in poorly studied marine areas. The volume also highlights specific case studies on Mauritanian sponges, benthic copepods using molecular methods, and taxonomic barriers to echinoderm biogeography and conservation.

Advances in Clinical Chemistry

1st Edition
Volume 128
October 1, 2025
Gregory S. Makowski
English

The Roadmap of Research

1st Edition
September 7, 2025
Vincenzo Giordano + 3 more
English

The Roadmap of Research: A Guide to Understanding and Writing a Medical Study helps readers easily grasp the context, methodologies, findings, and implications of research studies, build on previous work, avoid redundancies, and identify areas where new studies can contribute significantly. The book enables researchers to innovate, propose new ideas, and design studies that contribute novel perspectives or methodologies to the field. Each step in this roadmap plays a pivotal role in the research process, from building a foundation of knowledge through reading and understanding, to generating new ideas through critical thinking, and finally, disseminating findings through clear and effective writing.

Pathology of the Laboratory Rabbit

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Alys Bradley
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Pathology of the Laboratory Rabbit serves as a “go to” text for all pathologists working on laboratory rabbits in safety assessment studies. The book helps diagnostic veterinary pathologists rule out spontaneous non-clinical disease pathology when assigning cause of death to these animals which are also kept as domestic pets. The book provides a comprehensive text on the spontaneous pathology seen in common laboratory rabbit strains. This is the first book collating information on all organ systems in these strains.

Salivary Biomarkers for Oral and Systemic Diseases

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Zohaib Khurshid + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Salivary Biomarkers for Oral and Systemic Diseases contains contributions from a number of experts and highly regarded scientists and clinicians. This book offers unique insights into the science of biomarkers in oral diseases and how to use biomarkers to help in the diagnosis of both oral and systemic diseases. The book focuses on all oral fluids, such as GCF, peri-implant fluid, and whole mouth saliva, and outlines the practical importance of the use of other biological samples from the oral cavity. This is a must-have reference for all those interested in salivary biomarkers across the bioscience and biomedical fields.

Digital Health Maturity: Quality, Interoperability, and Innovation

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Siaw-Teng Liaw + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Digital Health Maturity, Innovation, and Quality Improvement provides a roadmap to move from endless pilots and ad hoc system purchases to a systematic, stepwise and integrated approach to increasing digital health capacity. Specific guidelines, tools and use cases are discussed to show how the digital health maturity model (DHMM) can be put into actual practice. Topics cover foundations of DHMM and how to put them into practice, organizational considerations for implementation, and best practices, tools and pitfalls to avoid. In addition, the book discusses the future of DHMM and the impact of a global adherence to digital health.This is a valuable resource for researchers, students, policymakers, governments and anyone who is interested in learning more about digital health and its worldwide benefits.

Cushing Syndrome

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Constantine A. Stratakis
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Cushing Syndrome: History, Diagnosis, and Treatment is written by top experts on the latest in genetics, molecular advances, and the diagnosis and treatment of Cushing syndrome. The book takes a historical approach to discuss the tremendous and unprecedented research development for this rare condition and includes information on recently approved treatments. It attempts to provide information on most issues surrounding Cushing syndrome and how to deal with its complications, the widening understanding of functional hypercortisolemia and other causes of endogenous cortisol production and its old and new treatment modalities, from pituitary to adrenal tumors, ectopic ACTH production, subclinical, cyclical Cushing syndrome, to aging and metabolic syndrome.The book has a section dedicated to our patients with the patients’ experiences, which will add to the outcome research presented by the physicians. This is a must have reference for scientists and researchers with the latest information in diagnosing and treating this difficult-to-diagnose and difficult-to-treat condition and gives the clinician, a patient-centric approach to communicate with this particular group of patients.

An Introduction to Applied Clinical Ethics in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Ifeoma U. Perkins
English
Paperback
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eBook
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An Introduction to Ethics, Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine offers an organized and practical approach to examining dilemmas that occur frequently in pathology and laboratory medicine in a systematic way. This is a unique and novel resource to enable readers to confidently reach potential solutions with strong ethical reasoning that not only furthers quality patient care but honors the good intentions of their care givers. This book is for healthcare providers, instructors, students of allied health services, researchers, laboratory technologists, and members of the healthcare delivery team who utilize pathology and laboratory services. Each chapter is written in a case-based format followed by a discussion section further exploring the ethical dilemmas demonstrated by the cases. The cases are as suitable for practicing pathologists as well as medical school and PhD students and resident and fellows in all stages of clinical and research training.

Genetics of Bone Biology and Skeletal Disease

3rd Edition
September 1, 2025
Rajesh V. Thakker + 3 more
English

Genetics of Bone Biology and Skeletal Disease, Third Edition is aimed at students of bone biology and genetics and includes general introductory chapters on bone biology and genetics. More specific disease orientated chapters comprehensively summarize the clinical, genetic, molecular, animal model, molecular pathology, diagnostic, counseling, and treatment aspects of each disorder. The book is organized into five sections that each emphasize a particular theme, general background to bone biology, general background to genetics and epigenetics, disorders of bone and joint, parathyroid, and related disorders, and vitamin D and renal disorders.Sections cover bone biology and structure, joint and cartilage biology, principles of endocrine regulation, the principles and progress of medical genetics and epigenetics related to bone disease, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS), genomic profiling, advances in the genetics and molecular biology of bone and joint diseases, both monogenic and polygenic, as well as skeletal dysplasia, rarer bone disorders, and much more.

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