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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Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Neonatal Period

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Philip Steer + 1 more
English

Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Neonatal Period brings together field experts to provide a comprehensive understanding of group B streptococcus (GBS), the most common cause of perinatal infection today. It discusses this important bacterium and infection within pregnancy, both obstetric and fetal aspects during labor, and in the infant. The book opens with a global view of GBS, recounting the history and variation in risk factors and outcomes across regions. Subsequent chapters cover not only the biology, epidemiology and pathology, but also intricately describe infection management, treatment, and prevention options. Both early onset as well as late onset GBS disease are discussed. Further, written accounts of lived experiences with varying outcomes are included, along with strategies to aid practitioners in improving care and understanding of patients and families impacted by GBS. The book concludes with clarification of common misconceptions and discussion of future directions in prevention and treatment options. This comprehensive reference offers evidence-based insights aimed at enhancing practice and ultimately improving perinatal outcomes.

Future of Internet of Bio-Nano Things in Personalized Healthcare

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Jayachitra Sekar + 3 more
English

Future of Internet of Bio-nano Things in Personalized Healthcare: Applications and Challenges explores the core principles of nanomaterials and the sensing paradigms essential for medical devices based on nano-sensors technology, examining the latest theoretical and practical developments in Internet of Bio-nano Things (IoBNT) for health applications. This book explores how IoBNT facilitates the detection and treatment of diseases within the human body through communication between an in-body network of nanodevices and an external control unit. Readers will discover the transformative benefits of IoBNT, which integrates information and communication technologies with medical and nano-bio sensor devices to enhance patient care. The book highlights advances in telemedicine, including highly functional electronic medical devices like implantable and wearable devices engineered through nanotechnology. It details real-time case studies on smart drug delivery, edge computing, and personalized healthcare applications to provide valuable insights into optimizing network performance and utilization in personalized healthcare. The comprehensive exploration of machine learning algorithms and communication protocols further equips readers with the knowledge to design and implement end-to-end IoBNT solutions.

Medical Imaging Application in Health Assessment and Disease Management

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Dilber Uzun Ozsahin + 4 more
English
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Medical Imaging Application in Health Assessment and Disease Management is an all-encompassing book that explores the transformative power of medical imaging in various fields of medicine. It showcases the latest advancements and applications of medical imaging modalities, ranging from neurology and oncology to audiology and osteoporosis. The book highlights the role of medical imaging in understanding and treating neurological conditions, assessing bone health, unraveling hearing disorders, and diagnosing and treating oncological conditions. It also delves into the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning in improving cancer diagnosis and treatment. The book explores the use of medical imaging in observing mental health conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and stress-related behavioral changes. This comprehensive resource is essential for researchers and professional engineers in the fields of medical image computing/processing... computer science, artificial intelligence, radiology, neuroscience, and biomedical research.

Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering in Medicine, Physiology and Health Sciences

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Dhanjoo N. Ghista + 3 more
English

Introduction to Mathematics in Physiology, Medicine, and Health Sciences provides a quantitative handbook for physiology and biological systems, so researchers, practitioners, and clinicians can have a quantitative foundation, and medicine can incorporate more precise diagnostics. This book’s purpose is to demonstrate how fundamental mathematics can be incorporated into biomedical engineering, physiology, medicine, and health sciences research, application, and clinical practice to make these disciplines more quantitative and computational, and hence more explanatory and informative. The book also provides more quantitative formulation of medical procedures, towards supporting the growing field of precision medicine. The book guides readers though the foundations of mathematics as it is applied to modeling of physiological systems, medicine, biology, and health sciences. Each chapter includes a robust introduction to the mathematical concepts and principles necessary to understand their application to the indicated medical and biological systems, beginning with the fundamental relationships among biological variables in Chapter 2, introduction to basic calculus and rate of change in biomedical variables in Chapter 3, and the principles of linear algebra and vectors applied to medicine in Chapter 4. Chapters 5-7 cover the fundamentals of exponential and logarithmic biomedical functions, maximum and minimum values of a function, and integration applications such as summation, area, and volume. Chapter 8 provides an in-depth look into biomedical applications of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, which are important modeling tools for flow and variable systems. Chapter 9 provides extensive coverage of Organ System Analyses, which is the core of the physiological system modeling in the book, with a wide range of applied examples. Chapters 10 and 11 extend the modeling applications to medical devices and signal processing. Each chapter provides in-depth guidance on the mathematical concepts, methodology, and procedures for applying the mathematical formulas and equations to the appropriate biomedical and physiological systems, as well as step-by-step procedures for creating models for a wealth of specific applications.

ATP

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Ronald Sluyter + 5 more
English

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.

Biomechanics of the Heart

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Peter Bovendeerd + 3 more
English

Biomechanics of the Heart: From Model to Patient provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the modelling and assessment of the heart’s biomechanics. It addresses topics such as the physiology of normal and diseased hearts, cardiovascular imaging, modelling of myocardial tissue in the passive and active states, as well as state-of-the-art approaches for patient specific modelling of the heart’s mechanical function. This is augmented by case studies and examples of the exploitation of models for computer-aided diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of heart diseases. Readers are introduced to modelling of the heart’s anatomical and muscular structure, a review of imaging techniques to analyze the geometry, content and dynamics of the heart, as well as an in-depth look at the biomechanical properties of normal and diseased hearts. Chapters also cover modelling cardiac passive and contractile mechanics, biomechanical finite element simulations of the heart, patient-specific modeling of the heart and circulatory system, as well as the exploitation of models for computer-aided diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of heart diseases.

Step-by-step Approach in the Radiological Evaluation of Arthritis

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Muthusamy Chandramohan + 1 more
English

Step-by-step Approach in the Radiological Evaluation of Arthritis is a concise, practical reference source for the evaluation and interpretation of arthritis images. The book begins by briefly reviewing relevant anatomy, clinical and biochemical considerations. Subsequent chapters analyze specific arthritis indications in radiographic images using a simple, systematic approach. The book presents guidelines for when and when not to consider other advanced imaging techniques. Final chapters are devoted to troubleshooting strategies and key not-to-miss indications in rheumatic imaging. X-rays play a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of arthritis. This book’s clear and simple explanations of the subtleties and distinctions in arthritis imaging aims to improve investigative accuracy and aid healthcare professionals in monitoring disease progression and driving treatment decisions. Clinicians and radiologists in rheumatology as well as orthopedics will find certain value in integrating this must-have handbook into their daily practice.

Patient Treatment and Management Following an Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Douglas P. Beall
English

Worldwide, vertebral compression fractures (VCF) continue to be the most common major fragility fracture affecting patients over the age of 50, and osteoporosis is the most prevalent condition associated with VCFs. Patient Treatment and Management Following an Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture provides treatment and management guidance of the osteoporosis disease process in patients who have had a vertebral compression fracture. The book opens with a foundation of osteoporosis and VCF then reviews clinical and radiological assessment approaches, evaluation, treatment, and ongoing management options. Subsequent chapters cover the efficacy of the different vertebral augmentation types on patient outcomes, optimization methods, potential complications, and decisions for osteoporosis treatment in these patients. Special attention is paid to the treatment sequence and objectives following an osteoporotic VCF. The book concludes with coverage of insightful developments in clinical management and research and features targeted case studies representing common patient characteristics and showcasing varying aspects of the VCF and underlying osteoporosis. This title serves as an invaluable resource for any practitioner treating patients with osteoporosis as well as those managing fragility fractures in older patients.

Molecular Endocrinology

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Henry M Zeidan + 1 more
English

"Molecular Endocrinology: Clinical and Pharmaceutical Approaches" addresses key endocrine concepts for both professionals and students to apply their knowledge of basic concepts in an endocrine-related pathology or disease state. This book fills the gap between endocrine biochemistry, physiology and clinical pharmacology, and pathology. It covers all the biochemical, Patho-physiological, pharmacological and clinical concepts of endocrinology applying the basic concepts to practical applications presented in medicine. This is a unique resource useful to students and professionals throughout their careers as it provides illustrated reviews designed around modules that could be utilized as a resource to prepare for national board and certification examinations such as United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) and Diplomat in Clinical Chemistry and American Board of Bio analysis.

Cutting-edge Computational Intelligence in Healthcare with Convolution and Kronecker Convolution-based Approaches

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Pawel Plawiak + 2 more
English

Cutting-edge Computational Intelligence in Healthcare with Convolution and Kronecker Convolution-based Approaches focuses on the use of deep learning techniques in the field of medical imagine analysis. These advances offer promising progress in healthcare through improvements in diagnostic accuracy, efficiency in medical image interpretation, and breakthroughs in treatment planning. Divided into five sections, the book begins with foundational coverage of deep learning in medical imaging and fundamentals of Convolutional Neural Networks. Discover the role convolutions play in extracting meaningful features from images, aiding tasks such as diagnosis and segmentation. The second section takes a deep dive into Kronecker convolutions and their unique advantages, such as enhanced spatial hierarchy understanding, efficient parameter utilization, and improved adaptability to specific characteristics of medical images. Section three reviews specific applications in tumor detection, enhancing organ segmentation as well as disease classification, and section four explores real-world implementation of AI-driven diagnostic imaging, precision medicine via imaging analytics, and wearable devices and continuous health monitoring. The final section offers discussion on the unique challenges, trends, and potential future directions these innovative computational approaches have on medical image processing and advanced healthcare. In summary, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach to bridge the gap between theory and practice, fusing knowledge from the domains of medicine, computer science, and machine learning to address issues in healthcare through sophisticated image analysis techniques.

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