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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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    • Tryptamine Microbiota-Deregulated Aminoacyl-tRNA Biosynthesis

      • 1st Edition
      • May 31, 2024
      • Elena L. Paley
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Tryptamine Microbiota-Deregulat... Aminoacyl-tRNA Biosynthesis: A Conceptual Evolution of the Role of Microbiota Tryptamine in Human Diseases provides a detailed investigation into tryptamine, its underlying mechanisms, and metabolism across multiple diseases. The book explores key concepts of tryptamine, its biosynthetic pathways, and its influence in disease, specifically focusing on the Alzheimer’s disease-associated gut bacterial sequence (ADAS). Various neurodegenerative conditions are covered alongside cancer, diabetes, infections, and chromosomal aberrations. Additionally, a chapter on gut tryptamine in domestic and agricultural animals is included. The book closes with case studies involving FDG-PET imaging in the context of tryptamine-treated mouse models and Alzheimer’s disease patients.This book elucidates the implications of the gut microbiota-mediated tryptamine metabolism for human health, sharing insights into disease etiology, mechanisms, testing, prevention, and treatment. It is an ideal reference for researchers across the biomedical sciences.

    • The Hidden World of Protein Aggregation

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 206
      • May 30, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The Hidden World of Protein Aggregation, Volume 206 provides a comprehensive exploration of protein aggregation, uncovering the factors behind the formation of amorphous aggregates and ordered structures called amyloid fibrils. It delves into the advantages and disadvantages of protein aggregates, addressing topics such as cytotoxicity and disorders linked to misfolding. Specific chapters in this release include Protein Aggregation: An Overview, Pathways of Amyloid Fibril Formation and Aggregation, Factors Influencing Amyloid Fibril Formation, Morphological Features and Types of Aggregated Structures, Each big journey starts with a first step: Importance of Oligomerization, Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation as Triggering Factor of Fibril Formation, and more.Additional sections cover Experimental Techniques for Detecting and Evaluating the Amyloid Fibrils, Prediction of Protein Aggregation, Amyloid Fibril Cytotoxicity and Associated Disorders, Inhibitors of Amyloid Fibril Formation, Therapeutic Approaches in Proteinopathies, Functional Amyloids, Biotechnological Applications of Amyloid Fibrils, and The Hidden World of Protein Aggregation.

    • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 121
      • May 29, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 121, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians, and research scientists.

    • Peptide Catalysts, including Catalytic Amyloids

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 697
      • May 28, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Peptide Catalysts, including Catalytic Amyloids, Volume 697 in this esteemed series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting topics on Screening of oxidative behaviors in catalytic amyloid assemblies, Catalytic amyloids derived for natural proteins, AFM-IR studies of catalytic amyloids, MD structural studies of catalytic amyloids, Characterization of crystalline, amyloid-like amino acid assemblies, Computational modeling of supramolecular peptide assemblies, and Assembly and activity of short prion-inspired peptides.

    • Nano-Enzyme Incorporated Particles

      • 1st Edition
      • May 28, 2024
      • Veleeswaran Ananthi + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Nano-Enzyme Incorporated Particles: Fundamental Concepts, Synthesis and Applications focuses on integrative approaches of the enzyme nanoparticle synthesis and its applications on biomedicine, biosensors and biocatalysis. The book discusses the vital activities of nanozymes in enzyme mimicking processes and covers the latest methods and procedures involved. Divided into five sections, this book covers the production and characterization of enzyme nanoparticles, the activities, properties, and applications of enzyme nanoparticles, the development of nanocatalysts as analytical tools, and the degradation of nanoparticles. It covers potential investigations regarding aspects of production, characterization, and applications of enzyme incorporated nanoparticles.

    • Allergic Asthma Immunopathogenesis

      • 1st Edition
      • May 27, 2024
      • Seyyed Shamsadin Athari + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Allergic Asthma Immunopathogenesis: Immunopathology of the Allergic Asthma presents a new glance to the allergic asthma pathophysiology by focusing on the immunopathogenesis and allergo-inflammation mechanisms of asthma and cell signaling pathways that can be used for various research purposes, including the design of anti-asthma treatment and target therapy for scientists and researchers. As asthma is a chronic, complicated airway disease whose mortality and morbidity rates have increased worldwide, some common treatments for asthma cannot control it nor even prevent simple inflammation and relieve shortness of breath. Thus, understanding its molecular pathways and pathophysiology is required in order to better understand the disease.

    • Cannabis and its Derivatives

      • 1st Edition
      • May 24, 2024
      • Rahul Shukla + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Cannabis and its Derivatives: Guide to Medical Application and Regulatory Challenges summarizes the current state of research and clinical pharmacology of cannabis-based therapeutics, along with associated regulatory frameworks. Sections cover historical, botanical, and taxonomical platforms of cannabis, chemical derivatives of the cannabis plant, a literature review of therapeutic applications, the biological fate of cannabis and its metabolic products, pain management, neurological disorders, cancer management, interactions with other drugs, veterinary applications, and the adverse effects of Cannabis overuse in humans.The book's final section is devoted to discussions around regulatory challenges and future considerations. This is the ideal reference pharmaceutical scientists, clinicians, and academic researchers who want access to updated information on the therapeutic applications of cannabis and its derivates. Corporate researchers will also benefit from this book’s presentation of the associated regulatory environment.

    • Digital Healthcare in Asia and Gulf Region for Healthy Aging and More Inclusive Societies

      • 1st Edition
      • May 24, 2024
      • Patricia Ordonez de Pablos
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Digital Healthcare in Asia and Gulf Region for Healthy Aging and More Inclusive Societies: Shaping Digital Future provides insight to the potential of advanced information technologies to build stronger healthcare systems, better quality healthcare services, and more resilient societies. The book covers two important regions: Gulf Region (Bahrein, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and UAE) and Asia, and explores how these countries develop policies for healthy aging and how digital tools can serve these goals. This book delivers a collection of relevant, innovative research works on digital healthcare, with four main goals: (1) to cover two geographical regions (Asia and Gulf Region) with important advances in digital healthcare; (2) to present case studies in the field of IT and digital health during the pandemic and analyze the lessons from these studies; (3) to evaluate the latest advances in the field of digital healthcare (especially Artificial Intelligence [AI], Big Data, Blockchain, and 5G); and (4) to discuss implications for main stakeholders (patients, doctors, IT experts, directors, and policy managers) and recommendations for policy makers in these two regions and elsewhere.

    • Biological Insights of Multi-Omics Technologies in Human Diseases

      • 1st Edition
      • May 23, 2024
      • Aarif Ali + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biological Insights of Multi-Omics Technologies in Human Diseases provides detailed information about the basics of multi-omic technologies, including ethics, historical perspective, science, drug discovery, and development and metabolism. With a strong focus on the practical application of omics approaches in cancer, cardiovascular, neurology, respiratory, viral, gastroenterology, autoimmune diseases, PCOS and tuberculosis, this book also includes special topics related to COVID-19 and Machine learning approaches. In 13 chapters, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the challenges and opportunities facing the therapeutic implications of multi-omics from academic, regulatory, pharmaceutical, socio-ethical, and economic perspectives.The chapters are designed in a well-defined chronology such that readers will intuitively understand the central idea. This book is an ideal resource for health professionals, scientists and researchers, nutritionists, health practitioners, students, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge in the allied field.

    • Mechanoluminescence in Organic and Inorganic Compounds

      • 1st Edition
      • May 23, 2024
      • Vikas Dubey + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Mechanoluminescence in Organic and Inorganic Compounds: Basic Concepts, Instrumentation, and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of mechanoluminescence for newly qualified researchers and scientists across multiple related fields. It serves as a guide for budding scientists to advance in the field through various applications covered in this book, such as energy, mechanics, medicine, and optics. This reference shines light on the pros and cons of utilizing organic or inorganic mechanoluminescent materials, making it a handy tool for researchers worldwide involved in luminescence and applications such as optoelectronics, sensors, forensics, displays, energy harvesting, and smart robotics. The editors and their expert contributors summarize these applications, making it a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and those working in industry.Mechanolumi... in Organic and Inorganic Compounds contains broad coverage, which progresses from theory to applications, serves as a complete reference of global research and experience, which will work to inform and guide the development of more efficient devices for the future.

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