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  • Inspiring Conversations with Women Professors

    The Many Routes to Career Success
    • 1st Edition
    • Anna Garry
    • English
    Inspiring Conversations with Women Professors: The Many Routes to Career Success provides stories behind the many paths to professorship taken by these featured women. It includes information on their diverse life stories and how they navigated the beginning, middle stages, and other parts of their careers, including unexpected paths, support and how they got hooked by science/their field. In addition, they discuss why they chose this career, the obstacles they encountered, and how they found a way forward. Each interview encapsulates the advice and practical solutions they give.

  • Human Embryos and Preimplantation Genetic Technologies

    Ethical, Social, and Public Policy Aspects
    • 1st Edition
    • E. Scott Sills + 1 more
    • English
    Human Embryos and Preimplantation Genetic Technologies: Ethical, Social, and Public Policy Aspects presents the first holistic analysis of PGD and PGS as it is practiced and regulated worldwide. In addition to scientific and technical aspects, the book provides perspectives on the ethical, legal, religious, policy and social implications of global assisted reproduction technologies, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Australia. Chapters cover history, ethics, feminism, family dynamics, psychological and interpersonal factors, the current state of PGD and PGS in 20 different sovereign nations and religious communities, and provide an analysis of public policy concerns and future directions.

  • The Little Black Book of Neurology

    • 6th Edition
    • Osama O. Zaidat + 2 more
    • English
    Widely known and well-respected, The Little Black Book of Neurology has been a thorough yet portable reference in this complex field for more than 30 years, presenting definitions, classifications, and guidance on diagnosis and management for a wide range of neurological disorders. The 6th Edition offers updated and expanded coverage of neuropharmacology and neuroimaging – plus a new, more user-friendly, fast-access format that makes the book ideal for quick clinical consultation or as a refresher for the Boards.

  • Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

    Glycans and Glycosaminoglycans as Clinical Biomarkers and Therapeutics - Part B
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 163
    • English
    Glycans and Glycosaminoglycans as Clinical Biomarkers and Therapeutics - Part B, Volume 163 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, provides informative monographs on a variety of research topics related to Glycans and glycosaminoglycans as clinical biomarkers and therapeutics. Topics in this update include an Overview of Fugal Glycan-based Therapeutics, Heparin: An Essential Drug for Modern Medicine, Low Molecular Weight Heparins and Their Clinical Applications, The Clinical Use of Fondaparinux: A Synthetic Heparin Pentasaccharid, Heparinoids as Clinically Used Drugs, Marine Glycan-Derived Therapeutics in China, Efficacy of Heparinoid PSS in Treating Cardiovascular and other Diseases—30 Years Clinical Applications in China, and more.

  • Les troubles du sommeil

    • 3rd Edition
    • Yves Dauvilliers
    • French
    La médecine du sommeil est une discipline récente et les manuels qui lui sont consacrés sont peu nombreux. Les troubles du sommeil et de l’éveil touchent pourtant une part importante de la population et ont de graves répercussions sur la santé physique et mentale, ainsi que sur la qualité de vie.La 3e édition de cet ouvrage de référence, entièrement mis à jour et agrémenté de questionnaires, d’échelles et d’un glossaire étendu :• fait le point sur le sommeil normal (aspects neurobiologiques et physiologiques chez l’enfant, l’adulte et le sujet âgé),• présente les différentes méthodes d’exploration,• propose une synthèse sur les multiples troubles (insomnie, hypersomnie, troubles du rythme circadien, parasomnie…),• établie le lien entre les troubles du sommeil et les spécialités médicales : neurologie, cardiologie, pneumologie, endocrinologie, pédiatrie, psychiatrie, ORL….Cet ouvrage s’adresse aux médecins généralistes et spécialistes. Ils y trouveront des réponses à leurs questions, ainsi que de nombreuses indications pour la prise en charge des patients et la prescription de traitements. Il s’adresse également à tous les professionnels de santé, chercheurs et étudiants désireux de s’ouvrir à un domaine encore peu enseigné dans les facultés et écoles.

  • Intracellular Signalling Proteins

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 116
    • English
    Intracellular Signalling Proteins, Volume 116, presents an overview of the current developments in mechanisms of intracellular signaling and involvement of these mechanisms in the development of a number of disorders and diseases. Opportunities for targeting the intracellular signaling cascades for benefiting patients are also discussed, along with chapters that focus on Voices from the Dead: The Complex Language of Dead Cells, Nucleobindins and Encoded Peptides: From Cell Signalling to Physiology, Estrogen Receptor Signaling Mechanisms, Intracellular Signaling of the AMP-Activating Protein Kinase, the Relationship between Mitofusin 2 and Cancer, Molecular Signaling in Bone Cells: Regulation Cell Differentiation and Survival, and more.

  • Evolution's Clinical Guidebook

    Translating Ancient Genes into Precision Medicine
    • 1st Edition
    • Jules J. Berman
    • English
    Evolution's Clinical Guidebook: Translating Ancient Genes into Precision Medicine demonstrates, through well-documented examples, how an understanding of the phylogenetic ancestry of humans allows us to make sense out of the flood of genetic data streaming from modern laboratories and how it can lead us to new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases. Topics cover evolution and human genome, meiosis and other recombinants events, embryology, speciation, phylogeny, rare and common diseases, and the evolution of aging. This book is a valuable source for bioinformaticians and those in the biomedical field who need knowledge, down to gene level, to fully comprehend currently available data.

  • Advances in Parasitology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 104
    • David Rollinson + 1 more
    • English
    Advances in Parasitology, Volume 104, the latest in a series first published in 1963, contains comprehensive reviews on all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. The series includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which help to shape current thinking and applications. This new release includes sections on Leishmania Tropica, Extracellular Vesicles in Host-Parasite Interaction, Cathepsins and Vaccines for Fascioliosis, Echinococcosis Transmission on the Tibetan Plateau, A Review of Diagnostics for STH from a Public Health Perspective, and Zoonotic Transmission of Intestinal Parasites: Implications for Control and Elimination.

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 155
    • Donald L. Sparks
    • English
    Advances in Agronomy, Volume 155, the newest release in this valuable serial, continues to be recognized as a leading reference and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. As always, the subjects covered are rich, varied and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.

  • The Comorbidities of Epilepsy

    • 1st Edition
    • Marco Mula
    • English
    Epilepsy is one of most frequent neurological disorders affecting about 50 million people worldwide and 50% of them have at least another medical problem in comorbidity; sometimes this is a the cause of the epilepsy itself or it is due to shared neurobiological links between epilepsy and other medical conditions; other times it is a long-term consequence of the antiepileptic drug treatment. The Comorbidities of Epilepsy offers an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of all comorbidities of epilepsy (somatic, neurological and behavioral), by international authorities in the field of clinical epileptology, with an emphasis on epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. This book includes also a critical appraisal of the methodological aspects and limitations of current research on this field. Pharmacological issues in the management of comorbidities are discussed, providing information on drug dosages, side effects and interactions, in order to enable the reader to manage these patients safely. The Comorbidities of Epilepsy is aimed at all health professionals dealing with people with epilepsy including neurologists, epileptologists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, epilepsy specialist nurses and clinical researchers.

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