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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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    • Marine Microbial Products

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2026
      • Sesan Abiodun Aransiola + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Marine Microbial Products: Applications and Opportunities delves into the extensive and highly diverse world of marine microbes, an assemblage of organisms that contain a broad array of bioactive chemicals. Often unique due to the extreme environmental conditions in which they are synthesized, these chemicals present opportunities for innovations in human health, environmental sustainability, and technological progress. Readers will gain valuable insights into the biodiversity of marine microbes, characterization of their bioactive chemicals, and opportunities for innovation and sustainable development across multiple sectors. Written and edited by a diverse team of environmental microbiologists, this book is systematically structured to provide readers with a foundational understanding of marine microbial taxa, the products that may be synthesized from these organisms, technological innovations, and future directions of research. Chapters collate the most current research in healthcare, sustainable industry, and commercial production to provide readers with the latest information on antibiotics, antivirals, anticancer therapeutics, immunosuppresive chemicals, bioremediation, food processing, biofertilizers, biopesticides, cosmetics, pigments, probiotics, and functional foods. Given the interdisciplinary nature of this growing area of research, Marine Microbial Products: Applications and Opportunities is structured for accessibility to academic and professional audiences spanning a variety of sectors. It is an indispensable resource for students, professors, researchers, and industry professionals in biology, biotechnology, sustainable development, food and healthcare sciences, and adjacent industries.

    • BioMEMS Devices

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2026
      • Azrul Azlan Hamzah + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      BioMEMS Devices covers the fundamentals of bioMEMS and discusses how MEMS are implemented into biomedical devices. The book discusses the most up-to-date technologies, including the various types of electrochemical, optical, and mechanical MEMS sensors. Other topics include bio cell and particle separation and filtration using microfluidic platform such as dielectrophoresis (DEP) and microfilters. MEMS devices for drug mixing, pumping and transdermal drug delivery using microneedles and micropumps are also discussed, along with recent advances in point-of-care diagnostics and MEMS in medical implantsThe book concludes with a discussion on integration of bioMEMS system with IoT, medical practitioners’ adaptation of the devices, market penetration, emerging technologies, and future outlooks.

    • Sustainable Microalgal Biorefinery

      • 1st Edition
      • April 6, 2026
      • Naim Rashid + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Sustainable Microalgal Biorefinery provides an overview of microalgae at the cellular level and their potential uses across a range of industries. Beginning with an introduction to microalgae biorefinery systems, its latest research and limitations, the book delves into the fundamental aspects of microalgae and their potential applications, such as biofuel production, water treatment, bioplastics production, carbon capture, aquaculture feed, and high-value bioproducts including food, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical products. Recent developments in photobioreactors design for microalgae are also covered, as well as genetic modifications to achieve desired bio-products. The book also focuses on assessing the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of microalgae technologies, and how microalgae contributes to achieving UN SDG goals. This latest volume in the Elsevier series Developments in Microbial Cell Factories: From Design to Commercial Production provides researchers with valuable insights into the transformation of traditional algal research and the recent trends of resource recovery and integrated technology that can be utilized to enhance sustainability and commercialization potential of microalgae. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and scientists working with microalgae across a range of fields, including cell biology, renewable energy, biotechnology, biochemical engineering, pharmaceutical science and environmental science.

    • ATP

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 2026
      • Ronald Sluyter + 5 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      ATP: Extracellular Communication in Health And Disease delivers a comprehensive discussion of extracellular ATP biology and its communication role in both homeostasis and pathologic states. It explores the function of ATP across the nervous, sensory, musculoskeletal, cutaneous cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, exocrine, haematopoietic and immune systems. The book considers ATP in the context of various disease states, including cardiovascular, respiratory, psychiatric, inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders, as well as pain and sensory disorders, infectious diseases, and cancer. ATP in humans is explored alongside other species, including rodents, fish, and plants. This is the latest volume in the “Molecular Mediators in Health and Disease” series. With contributions from specialists across pharmacology, physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, immunology, anatomy, molecular biology, therapeutics, and other critical fields, this volume provides a broad and detailed overview of ATP which will be helpful to researchers working in these areas and beyond.

    • The Roadmap of Research

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Vincenzo Giordano + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      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.

    • New Insights in Pediatric Holter Monitoring and Interpretation

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Gabriel Cismaru + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 4 2 2 1 9
      New Insights in Pediatric Holter Monitoring and Interpretation is the cutting edge book required by pediatric cardiologists and other professionals who encounter arrhythmias in children. Holter ECG examination has recently undergone significant advances in technology, sensors, and software. Yet, these innovations have been considered primarily in the context of adult patients. On the contrary, New Insights in Pediatric Holter Monitoring and Interpretation uses a case-based methodology to illustrate diagnosis and management of actual pediatric patients. Further, it offers guidance in deciding when referrals are necessary for arrhythmological consultations or ablation interventions. This book also contains novel techniques for detecting and interpreting pediatric arrhythmias. These include the introduction of Poincare graphs, Lorenz plots, and other advanced methods for assessing heart rate variability. New Insights in Pediatric Holter Monitoring and Interpretation modernizes readers' understanding of arrhythmias in children, thus improving the young lives of those in their care.

    • Sports Medicine and the Pelvic Floor

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2026
      • Gráinne M. Donnelly
      • English
      • Paperback
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      While developments in the focus of female athlete health have progressed, specific focus on the pelvic floor in sports medicine is lacking. Yet pelvic floor dysfunction has significant implications for athlete engagement, performance, and wellbeing. Sports Medicine and the Pelvic Floor: Science to Practice addresses a traditionally unspoken about topic, riddled with taboo, and uncovers the evidence informed insights into the role and function of the pelvic floor and its relevance for consideration in the same way as sports medicine considers all other regions of the body. The book addresses the pelvic floor - what it is, how it functions, and what can go wrong. It covers what to do when an athlete presents with symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and how to support athletes in sport, helping manage/alleviate symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, with the goal of maintaining or returning the athlete to sport while safeguarding their long term pelvic health. Sports Medicine and the Pelvic Floor: Science to Practice identifies key gaps to inform future studies for researchers and guides clinicans on how to screen, treat and rehabilitate an athlete. Written by both clinicans and researchers in the field for anyone working with or treating female athletes.

    • Decolonizing Medical Education, Research and Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2026
      • Faadiel Essop
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Decolonizing Medical Education, Research and Practice provides comprehensive insights into the decolonization of medicine by focusing on three key aspects: curricula, research and medical practice. There is a gap of in-depth and thorough analysis of decolonization that covers these three facets. The process of decolonization is complex and multifaceted. For example, colonialism contributed to and perpetuated false beliefs about racial hierarchies and differences in physiology based on race. Such ideas historically influenced medical research efforts, education, and practice, resulting in discriminatory treatment of some research subjects and patients. Moreover, attempts to address such issues can be challenging as existing medical and biomedical sciences curricula are rooted in Eurocentric perspectives and historical traditions. The harms of colonialism and systemic racism remain as they are often structurally embedded in populations to thereby perpetuate inequity and access to healthcare. The first part of this book explores these challenges providing an in-depth and critical analysis of such issues. The second part focuses on potential solutions and includes case studies which attempt to address such challenges. With the goal of establishing a fair, inclusive, culturally sensitive and representative healthcare system to serve communities at a global level and while undoing traumatic experiences from the past. Written by global experts for academics at medical schools/colleges, under- and postgraduate students pursuing medical, allied health and biomedical sciences, postdoctoral fellows, doctors/clinicians, health care professionals, leaders at universities, leaders in research and healthcare, as well as policy makers.

    • Moving Toward Nonanimal Approaches in Medical Research and Testing

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2026
      • Gail Van Norman + 1 more
      • English
      Moving Toward Nonanimal Approaches in Medical Research and Testing pioneers a single-source guide for researchers regarding nonanimal research tools and methodology, funding opportunities for nonanimal studies, advocacy for regulatory change regarding approval of human therapeutics through nonanimal studies, and how to overcome the publication bias against nonanimal studies. This book is presented in three parts: 1) historical, ethical, legislative, regulatory, and scientific contexts to animal-based research and testing, 2) the latest advances in nonanimal tools and methods for research and testing of human therapeutics, and 3) achieving a practical shift toward nonanimal-based research and testing requirements. This book, primarily directed to researchers in biomedicine and human medical therapeutics, will also appeal to researchers in industry, providing overview and insights about the latest applications of nonanimal research tools and methods. Clinicians who wish to understand the methods and reliability of nonanimal versus animal-tested therapeutics as well as advocacy groups seeking to present up-to-date understanding of the reliability of animal versus nonanimal testing methods will also find significant value in this text. Finally, regulators and those involved in regulatory review and legislative oversight will benefit from this single comprehensive source for developing a basic understanding of nonanimal research and human safety.

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