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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.

  • Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39
    • June 20, 2024
    • English
    Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly, Volume 39 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

  • African Plant-Based Products as a Source of Potent Drugs to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance

    Part 2. Potent Botanicals to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 112
    • June 19, 2024
    • English
    African Plant-Based Products as a Source of Potent Drugs to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance: Part Two: Potent Botanicals to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance offers detailed information on the best African medicinal plants that could be useful for the development of efficient herbal drugs, as well as the best phytochemicals that could be explored as potential pharmaceuticals to efficiently overcome cancers and their drug resistance. The book identifies and comments on the best cytotoxic African medicinal plants. The book also provides knowledge on ethnomedicinal uses of the identified plants, their pharmacological potency, and their phytochemistry.An overview of the relationship between cancer and other human diseases healed in the traditional health system with the plants documented is also highlighted. The book appears a unique tool for Scientists to have state-of-the-art of the best cytotoxic plants from the African flora.

  • Human Organs-on-a-Chip Technology

    • 1st Edition
    • June 18, 2024
    • P.V. Mohanan
    • English
    Human Organs-on-a-Chip Technology focuses on technology advancement from “organ-on-a-chip”, “multi organs-on-a-chip”, and the newest stage of “human organs-on-a-chip." Chapters investigate the design, simulation studies, device development, and application of microfluidic systems. In addition, they offer expert perspectives on the development of an alternative test system in the biological evaluation of drugs, cosmetics, chemicals, medical devices, and many others. Lastly, the book addresses issues related to the development of microfluidic devices and alternative test systems in biological and biomedical research.

  • Biomechanics of the Aorta

    Modeling for Patient Care
    • 1st Edition
    • June 18, 2024
    • T. Christian Gasser + 2 more
    • English
    As biomechanics is fundamental to understanding the normal and pathological functions of the aorta, Biomechanics of the Aorta presents a holistic analysis of aortic physiology, clinical imaging, tissue and blood flow modeling. It investigates a wide range of topics from basic sciences (vascular biology, continuum mechanics, image analysis) to essential knowledge for clinical applications, including diagnostics, aortic rupture prediction, as well as surgical planning. Expert chapter authors describe and present computational studies and experimental benches, to mimic, understand and propose the best treatment of aortic pathologies.Divided into five parts, the book begins with an introduction to the fundamental aspects of the anatomy, biology, and physiopathology of the aorta, and then proceeds to present concepts of imaging and tissue/rheology characterization, tissue modeling and rupture, and flow modeling and algorithms. The final part dives into applications and case studies including transcatheter aortic valve implantation, aortic aneurysm rupture prediction, aortic dissections, and pharmacological treatments.

  • African Plant-Based Products as a Source of Potent Drugs to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance

    Part 1. Cancer Chemoresistance, Screening Methods, and the Updated cut-off Points for the Classification of Natural Cytotoxic Products
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 111
    • June 18, 2024
    • English
    African Plant-Based Products as a Source of Potent Drugs to Overcome Cancers and their Chemoresistance: Part One: Cancer Chemoresistance, Screening, Methods, and the Updated cut-off Points for the Classification of Natural Cytotoxic Products, Volume 111 offers an overview of the potential of African medicinal plants as a source of anticancer agents to overcome with an emphasis on cancer drug resistance. Based on the collected data, the book also offers a rational classification basis for the cytotoxic activity of natural products. The general knowledge of state-of-the-art of cancer drug resistance globally and the screening methods for cytotoxic agents are described.This book clearly identifies the best African medicinal plants that could be useful for the development of efficient herbal drugs, as well as the best phytochemicals that could be explored as potential pharmaceuticals to efficiently tackle cancers and their refractory phenotypes. The book appears a unique tool for Scientists for anticancer drug discovery from the exceptional flora of Africa.

  • Peptide and Peptide Mimicking Tools: Methods, Synthesis, Design & Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 698
    • June 18, 2024
    • English
    Peptide Chemical Tools for Modulating Biology, Volume 698 in the esteemed Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting topics on Peptide tools that target telomere maintenance, Molecular Design of Peptide Therapeutics, Sulfonyl peptide tools for modulating biology, Peptide tools for targeting the Crk/CrkL-p130Cas axis, Quorum sensing peptide tools, In vivo stability and BBB penetration of peptide tools, and Oligo-benzamide-base... peptide mimicking tools for modulating biology.

  • 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
    **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.

  • Computational and Network Modeling of Neuroimaging Data

    • 1st Edition
    • June 17, 2024
    • Kendrick Kay
    • English
    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.

  • Management, Body Systems, and Case Studies in COVID-19

    • 1st Edition
    • June 15, 2024
    • Rajkumar Rajendram + 3 more
    • English
    Management, Body Systems, and Case Studies in COVID-19 describes the assessment and treatment of patients infected with the novel coronavirus that causes the varied symptoms of COVID-19. Detailing this multisystem disease and the organs and tissues affected, this volume features chapters on several body systems. Conditions affecting the respiratory, hematological, hepatobiliary, renal, gastrointestinal, nervous, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular systems are addressed. The fundamental role of telemedicine during the pandemic is also discussed. This volume is relevant for all clinicians and scientists working to ensure the best outcomes for patients with COVID-19.

  • Features, Transmission, Detection, and Case Studies in COVID-19

    • 1st Edition
    • June 15, 2024
    • Rajkumar Rajendram + 2 more
    • English
    Features, Transmission, Detection, and Case Studies in COVID-19 examines the effects of the virus on the body, as well as its transmission and clinical profile. This volume begins with an introduction to the virus and its pathogenesis, transmission, and avoidance, followed by sections on pulmonary and cardiovascular effects, obesity, diabetes, the liver, detection issues, and biomarkers. Vaccines and treatment are also discussed. Specific case studies covered include hypoxia, acute kidney injury, pneumonia, and neurological effects. This volume is relevant for all clinicians and scientists working to ensure the best outcomes for patients with COVID-19.

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