Medical specialties, branches of medicine

Although the available models, whether at the cellular, tissue, or animal level, do not exactly represent the biology of human brain tumors, animal models can offer significant insights into these tumors, providing a better understanding of biological mechanisms underlying tumor generation, growth, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis.

This book comprehensively reviews the intricate and multifaceted role of the oral microbiome in overall health and well-being.

The Foundation of Positive Psychology: A Compilation of Key Studies, Theory, and Practice is a milestone text which serves as a comprehensive handbook for positive psychology.

Noted for its multisystemicecological perspective, this accessible text and practitioner resource has now been revised and expanded with 60% new material.

What does supportive oncology do that palliative care doesn't already do?

Unique work on structure-based drug design, covering multiple aspects of drug discovery and development.

The World Health Organisation have reported that each year on a global basis there are over 8 million deaths from cancer.

This valuable and insightful study into chronic pain and its treatment advances a striking analysis of the complex phenomenon of chronic pain, also attesting to the importance of the medical humanities in addressing urgent questions that medical science alone cannot resolve.

Ligands for Targeted Drug Delivery: Basic Fundamentals and Applications is a comprehensive reference focused on the many ways drug carriers can be functionalized to target specific organs, tissues, cells, and sub-cellular compartments.

Addiction is an increasingly recognized major global public health issue.

The leading text on human physiology for more than four decadesFor more than four decades, Ganong s Review of Medical Physiology has been helping those in the medical field understand human and mammalian physiology.

The National Academies Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, and Board on Children Youth and Families convened a workshop in August 2022 to explore the impact of specific environmental exposures in utero, infancy, early childhood, and adolescence.

Protein misfolding is a key feature of many disorders in humans, given that over twenty proteins are known to misfold and cause disease.

The authoritative presentation of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now in a revised and updated second edition, with an easier-to-use format and a new chapter on conceptualizing treatment.

The investigation of sudden or unexplained death of children represents a unique medical and forensic area of study.

This practical reference provides effective clinical guidance for professionals working with patients with congenital and acquired cardiac disease.

This interdisciplinary volume examines the social production of mental health and illness in Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand).

This updated work is an all-in-one board examination preparation book, arranged in an MCQ examination pattern instead of old-style question and answer format complemented by oral exam questions designed to meet the needs of a wide range of examinees.

This book comprehensively reviews the intricate and multifaceted role of the oral microbiome in overall health and well-being.

Given the vital and far-reaching applications of medicinal plant metabolites worldwide, the quality and consistency of the products as well as the very survival of various species are of the utmost importance.

Kompetenzorientierung statt VerfahrensorientierungSchulen- und verfahrensübergreifend: Von der Theorie bis hin zur AnwendungAnwendungsfelder: Supervisionen, Intervisionen und WorkshopsWir wissen heute, dass manche Therapeut:innen mit so gut wie allen ihrer Patient:innen sehr gute Behandlungsergebnisse erzielen.

Covering ocular pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and toxicology, Ocular Pharmacology and Toxicology provides ophthalmologists, toxicologists, and pharmacologists with both an introduction to the proper methods for ocular pharmacology and toxicology as well as providing practical methodologies for conducting ocular studies.

This text offers state of the art contributions written by world renown experts which provide an extensive background on specific classes of antibiotics and summarize our understanding as to how these antibiotics might be optimally used in a clinical situation.

This practical volume examines a number of topicsthat explore the current status of immunotherapy and diagnostic markers forneurodegenerative disorders.

The second edition of Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation expands upon the previous edition with current, detailed methods on HLA, minor-HLA and Killer Immunoglobulin Like Receptor typing.

This book systematically summarizes the occurrence and source of MPs through various municipal and industrial wastewaters.

This influential work has now been substantially revised with over 60% new material reflecting over a dozen years of research and clinical advances.

The Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis and Jewish Studies is an innovative, multidisciplinary volume covering the history, religion, culture and politics of Jewish Studies and psychoanalysis.

In recent years, the need to develop acceptable alternatives to conventional animal testing for neurotoxicity and developmental neurotoxicity has been increasingly recognized, and much effort is being directed toward the development of alternative models, utilizing mostly mammalian cells in culture but also non-mammalian model systems.

Weg vom Symptom hin zur Ursache – der ganzheitliche Ratgeber gegen SchmerzenOft greifen wir bei Schmerzen als erstes zur Tablette.

G Protein-Coupled Receptor Genetics: Research and Methods in the Post-Genomic Era features practical techniques inspired by the fast moving GPCR field.

The book covers a wide range of techniques useful for medical and paramedical professionals across specialties such as anesthesiologists, intensivists, and emergency physicians.

Bacterial infections affect world health today as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.

From the founder of Polestar Pilates, Principles of Movement is a practical resource guide on movement science for movement practitioners, therapists, and anyone looking for a practical and easy approach to assess, facilitate, and enhance movement.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of senile dementia.

Chemotherapy is one of the major treatment options for cancer patients; however, the efficacy of chemotherapeutic management of cancer is severely limited by multidrug resistance, in that cancer cells become simultaneously resistant to many structurally and mechanistically unrelated drugs.

Including a peer-support workbook with exercises, this book demonstrates the therapeutic value of art practice, both inside and outside institutions, as a more humane approach for children and adolescents affected by mass incarceration.

This book in the AAPS book series concisely reviews important aspects of powder and particle systems and the critical quality attributes that should be used as a guide to future developments intended to maximize the control of product quality and performance.

The second edition of Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress expands the five evidence-informed CE-CERT practices for supporting emotional well-being in workers exposed to the effects of secondary trauma.

Giving a Voice to those Living with Locked-In Syndrome is a unique book that provides a way for the life experiences of people living with Locked-In Syndrome (LiS) to be heard.

This book shares our journey with restorative practice and provides insight into how we developed a programme that impacts school culture - the Builders Project.

On an annual basis, over 17 million people die due to cardiovascular disease.

This fully updated, accessible text examines how the science of autonomy and adaptation informs all family therapy approaches and discusses how clinicians can use this science to improve their practice.

How to Get the Most Out of Rational-Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT): A Client's Guide is aimed at those who are either considering consulting or already seeing a Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) therapist.

This second edition provides the most up-to-date information on all aspects of palliative care including recent developments (including COVID-19), global policies, service provision, symptom management, professional aspects, organization of services, palliative care for specific populations, palliative care emergencies, ethical issues in palliative care, research in palliative care, public health approaches and financial aspects of care.

This detailed volume provides an overview of recent techniques employed in the field of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to screen for new drugs and to derive information about their receptor structure, dynamics, and function for the purpose of developing improved therapeutics.