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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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    • Proteins

      • 1st Edition
      • November 25, 2024
      • Jia-huai Wang
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Proteins: A Structural Biology Perspective explains how advances in modern physics fueled the birth of structural biology and modern molecular biology in the early to mid 20th century. Scientifically rigorous and deeply informed by the author’s own 60-year career as a structural biologist, the book provides historical and personal accounts of how two generations of renowned scientists doggedly pursued their research projects to arrive at milestone achievements, while also covering basic aspects of protein structures and their evolution with a special focus on molecules at the surface of cells and viruses. Since 1962, when only a single structure for myoglobin had been determined at atomic resolution, the rapidly evolving field has grown exponentially to fill protein structure databases (PDB) worldwide with hundred thousands of structures for basic research and medical advancement. From “What is a Wave?” to “What Is Life?”, Proteins: A Structural Biology Perspective takes readers on a uniquely intimate journey through the past 100 years of protein science, while providing an up-to-the-minute assessment of successful structure prediction by AI models like AlphaFold and RoseTTAFold and where it’s all likely to lead. Outfitted with detailed illustrations and authoritative citations, this is a valuable resource for graduate students and young research scientists in biology and the medical sciences.

    • The History of Gynecological Treatment of Women’s Pelvic Pain and the Recent Emergence of Pain Sensitization

      • 1st Edition
      • June 17, 2024
      • John F. Jarrell
      • English
      • Paperback
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      **2025 PROSE Award Finalist in Biomedicine and Neuroscience**The History of Gynecological Treatment of Women’s Pelvic Pain and the Recent Emergence of Pain Sensitization is a historical account on how women have been treated for the problems of pelvic pain. It describes the earliest reports of women suffering from pelvic pain that seem to suggest the presence of something beyond any understanding prior to the late twentieth century. This book is for awareness of the condition and will help readers understand the complex presentations of pelvic pain: the shift from episodic to persistent pain, referred pain, pain from a non-painful stimulus (allodynia), and excessive pain from a painful stimulus (hyperalgesia).This is a novel reference that provides a detailed chronology of past treatments and how the absence of awareness of pain sensitization led to some disreputable surgical procedures. In addition, it is an historical analysis on the emergence of central pain sensitization as an explanation for the historical challenges of the past to current developments.

    • The multitasking molecular chaperone Hsp60

      • 1st Edition
      • October 19, 2024
      • Francesco Cappello + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The Multitasking Molecular Chaperone Hsp60: Structure, Function, and Impact on Health and Disease provides an overview of this key component of the Chaperone System (CS). The book covers various areas of medicine in which Hsp60 chaperonopathies have been identified. Various chapters discuss the Hsp60 structure, localization, functions, and participation in disease mechanisms both genetic and acquired, focusing on humans but also presenting data obtained from pro- and eukaryotic experimental models. The main goal is to provide information accessible to all healthcare professionals in a way that can be understood by nonspecialists and that would stimulate clinical and pathological detection of Hsp60 chaperonopathies.Mol... mechanisms are briefly described with the purpose of illuminating roads toward accurate diagnosis, treatment, and patient monitoring. Consequently, the possibility of developing/applying chaperonotherapy centered on Hsp60, as a therapeutic tool or target, is analyzed in many sections of this book, across a variety of medical specialties. Over the last several years, the importance of the CS as a physiological system has been brought to prominence and its roles in health and disease made clear. The molecular chaperones, including Hsp60, are the key components of the CS that are typically cytoprotective, but they can also be etiopathogenic factors, causing diseases named chaperonopathies.

    • Blood-Brain Barrier

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 126
      • July 17, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Vitamins and Hormones series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

    • Fluorine Metabolism, Transport and Enzymatic Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 696
      • April 19, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Fluorine Metabolism, Transport and Enzymatic Chemistry, Volume 696 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting topics on Fluorine Metabolism, Transport, and Enzymatic Chemistry. Chapters in this new release include Determination of fluoride sensitivity and resistance in oral biofilm models, NMR methods to detect fluoride binding and transport by membrane proteins, Biotransformation of fluorinated drugs and xenobiotics by the model fungus Cunninghamella elegans, Measurement of fluoride efflux from lipid vesicles and cells, Defluorination of PFAS by Acidimicrobium sp. A6 and Potential Applications for Remediation, and more.Additional chapters cover Computational approaches to investigate F- binding, selectivity and transport in F- exporters, Defluorination as a key trait to gauge the biodegradability of fluorinated pollutants: challenges and opportunities, Patch-Clamp Electrophysiology of Fluoride Channels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Synthesis of fluorophenylalanine-... proteins in HEK cells.

    • Computational and Network Modeling of Neuroimaging Data

      • 1st Edition
      • June 17, 2024
      • Kendrick Kay
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Computational and Network Modeling of Neuroimaging Data provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the many diverse modeling approaches that have been fruitfully applied to neuroimaging data. As neuroimaging is witnessing a massive increase in the quality and quantity of data being acquired, this book gives an accessible foundation to the field of computational neuroimaging, suitable for graduate students, academic researchers, and industry practitioners who are interested in adopting or applying model-based approaches in neuroimaging.It is widely recognized that effective interpretation and extraction of information from complex data requires quantitative modeling. However, modeling the brain comes in many diverse forms, with different research communities tackling different brain systems, different spatial and temporal scales, and different aspects of brain structure and function. This book takes a critical step towards synthesizing and integrating across different modeling approaches.

    • Microbial Biotechnology for Bioenergy

      • 1st Edition
      • March 8, 2024
      • Naga Raju Maddela + 5 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Microbial Biotechnology for Bioenergy presents emerging biotechnological and microbiological approaches in bioenergy and their economic, social, and environmental implications.Section 1 of this book includes an overview of bioenergy, global statistics and projections for future bioenergy development, the role of biotechnology and bioprocesses in bioenergy, feedstock sources, challenges, decarbonisation, and emerging innovations and technologies. Section 2 examines biotechnology and microbiology for bioenergy, including chapters on bioconversion of biomass energy and biological residues, utilizing organic waste, the biotechnology of biofuels including bioethanol, biodiesel, and biohydrogen, the sustainability of cellulosic ethanol energy and artificial photosynthesis, Power-to-X and integrating energy storage innovation, and microbial fuel cell sustainability. Finally, Section 3 explores policy and environmental aspects, providing a global perspective and impact projections based on present-day global statistics.Combining fundamentals and cutting-edge data, Microbial Biotechnology for Bioenergy is a valuable reference for biotechnologists, environmental engineers, and microbiologists working in bioenergy.Also included are ideas for new product development and possible improvement of existing products, as are insights into the unique nature of graphene and its types, including morphology and thickness, mechanical properties, electrical conductivity, elastic properties of 2D and 3D structures, and more.

    • Interventional Management of Migraines and Other Headache Disorders

      • 1st Edition
      • November 30, 2024
      • Ivan Urits + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Interventional Management of Migraines and Other Headache Disorders provides a comprehensive overview of interventional treatment options available for migraine headaches and other headache disorders, including their mechanisms of action, indications, contraindications, and efficacy. It covers the fundamental principles of interventional procedures, including patient selection, preparation, and monitoring during and after treatment. This book offers practical instructions to clinicians and healthcare professionals for the selection, administration, and evaluation of interventional treatments for headaches. Further, it addresses the multidisciplinary aspects of migraine management, including collaboration between neurologists, pain specialists, anesthesiologists, and other professionals involved in patient care.

    • Grapevine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 110
      • May 14, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Botanical Research: From Origin to the Vineyard, Volume 110 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Grapevine origin and diversity, Climate change implications on the geography of viticulture, Canopy and soil management strategies insights into overcome abiotic stresses in grapevine, Grapevine defense mechanisms when challenged by pathogenic fungi and oomycetes, Management strategies for reducing pesticide use against diseases caused by fungi and oomycetes in grapevine, The Role of Plant Breeding in grapevine production, and New biotechnological tools for grapevine improvement.

    • RNA Therapeutics Part A

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 203
      • February 13, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      RNA Therapeutics, Part A, Volume 203 presents the latest on a new class of medication based on RNA molecules. The book includes timely chapters that focus on An introduction to RNA therapeutics and potentials, The development and technologies of RNA therapeutics, Types of RNA therapeutics, Molecular mechanisms of RNA therapeutics, IT, and AI applications in RNA therapeutics, The application of data sciences and bioinformatics in RNA therapeutics, RNA therapeutics history and future perspectives, Recent applications of RNA therapeutic in clinics, Advantages and disadvantages of RNA therapeutics, RNA therapeutics for neurological disease, RNA therapeutics for metabolic disorders, and RNA therapeutics for metabolic disorders.

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