Medical research

This is the fourth edition of an acclaimed introductory textbook on the structure and function of human chromosomes.

What is research and how does it work in the context of nursing, health and social care?

Plant based medicines and aromatics are increasingly in demand in the healthcare sector all over the globe where they are used, not only for the treatment of various diseases, but also for maintaining good human health.

Once the existence of free radicals was proven, an avalanche of studies on free radical-mediated biological processes ensued.

With increasing demands for evidence-based decision-making, the academic community must be ready to train researchers who can reduce the gap between health care research and practice.

Volume 70 begins with two "e;Foundations in Cancer Research"e; articles, a staple of the Advances in Cancer Research series.

The third edition of this innovative work again provides a unique perspective on the clinical discovery process by providing input from experts within the NIH on the principles and practice of clinical research.

This book continues to be the definitive reference on drug metabolism with an emphasis on new scientific and regulatory developments.

In this volume, the major metabolic alterations identified in cancer and tumor-associated cells are explored, including discussions of former and emerging approaches to drug development in targeting cancer cell metabolism.

Quantitative Methodologies and Process for Safety Monitoring and Ongoing Benefit Risk Evaluation provides a comprehensive coverage on safety monitoring methodologies, covering both global trends and regional initiatives.

Interleukin 3: The Panspecific Hemopoietin contains contributions from immunologists, hematologists, protein chemists, and molecular biologists whose efforts have defined the biology and molecular nature of interleukin 3 (IL-3) in less than a decade.

The first of its kind, this dictionary defines more than 25,000 marine- natural products.

A natural long-chain polymer, chitin is the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods (including crustaceans and insects), the radulas of mollusks, and the beaks and internal shells of cephalopods.

This book attempts to address and answer questions about different types of disorders in particular developmental spheres in children with learning and behavioral problems.

The Hypothalamus is an important area of the brain for understanding a variety of neurological disorders.

Heredity and Environment in the Functional Psychoses involves an epidemiological clinical study of twins carried out at the University Psychiatric Institute in Oslo.

The bestselling textbook to understanding health research, updated and expanded Research Methods in Health Promotion provides students and practitioners with essential knowledge and skills regarding the design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation of research in the field of health promotion.

This forward-thinking handbook integrates philosophy of science, study design, and contemporary quantitative methods in clinical psychology.

One day, in a moment of weakness, I fell prey to the temptation to organize and edit this volume on the mechanism of insulin action.

This book is the definitive guide to field epidemiology- the application of epidemiologic methods to unexpected health problems when a rapid, on-site investigation is necessary.

The book outlines first the importance of Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM), which is a natural surface for most of cells.

The book is an update on contentious or unsettled issues concerning invasive diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in cancer and related disorders, focusing on the surgical approach.

This introductory text explains both the basic science and the applications of biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals, with special emphasis on their clinical use.

Acute toxicology testing constitutes the first line of defense against potentially dangerous chemicals.

The scope of this contributed volume is to provide an overview of the latest translational research in the field of lupus pathogenesis, with particular emphasis on how these discoveries progress in parallel with therapeutic drug development.

At its present rate of growth, atherosclerosis will be the major cause of death from disease by the year 2020.

Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear: For Practitioners and Students, Fourth Edition provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of the diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.

This book, written by members of the European network PROTEOSTASIS, provides an up-to-date review of the research regarding protein homeostasis in health and disease.

How can arts-based approaches benefit patients and professionals within the health care system?

Quantile regression is an approach to data at a loss of homogeneity, for example (1) data with outliers, (2) skewed data like corona - deaths data, (3) data with inconstant variability, (4) big data.

From the introduction: "e;The purpose of the present book is to bring together in a coherent manner new knowledge gained from research over the past 50 years on the physiology of intraocular pressure, ocular blood flow and the relation of these fundamental parameters to early diagnosis and therapy of vascular diseases of the eye and brain.

Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases remain the number one cause of death in developed countries and their prevalence is increasing rapidly in developing nations.

Clinical and preclinical exploration of gene and cellular immunotherapy have seen rapid growth and interest with the development and approval of five Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) products for lymphoma and myeloma and one Bispecific T-Cell Engager (BiTE) for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

In recent years, a number of groundbreaking structural and mechanistic studies deepened our understanding of helicase mechanisms and established new approaches for their analyses.

Biological chemistry has changed since the completion of the human genome project.

Novel drugs are being developed which interact with the programmed cell death (apoptotic) machinery in cancer cells, thereby causing these cells to commit suicide and to be removed from the body.

Kary Mullis was awarded a Nobel Prize for inventing the PCR technique more than 15 years ago in 1993.

The present book is an attempt to provide a detailed review of studies that clarify our current understanding of the role of hypoxia in the progression of primary cancer to metastatic disease.

This book contains the lectures and the concluding discussion of the "e;Seminar on Safety, Environmental Impact, and Economic Prospects of Nuclear Fusion"e;, which was held at Erice, August 6-12, 1989.

The study of the biology of tumours has grown to become markedly interdisciplinary, involving chemists, statisticians, epidemiologists, mathematicians, bioinformaticians, and computer scientists alongside biologists, geneticists, and clinicians.

Nanobiotechnology is one of the key technologies of the 21st century.

Principles, Practices and Positions in Neuropsychiatric Research contains the proceedings of a conference held in June 1970 at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.

Physics and the life sciences have established new connections within the past few decades, resulting in biological physics as an established subfield with strong groups working in many physics departments.

Although best known for its role in heart disease, the sarcomere--the fundamental unit of muscle contraction--is also involved in skeletal muscle diseases.

This book provides a concise update on current understanding of the biology of acute and chronic leukemias and other bone marrow neoplasms, including myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative disorders, and explores new and emerging treatments.

This book is being planned as a tribute to Dr.

The most recent high-profile advocate for Americans with disabilities, actor Christopher Reeve, has highlighted for the public the economic and social costs of disability and the importance of rehabilitation.

This text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students covers the fundamental relationships between the structure and properties of materials and biological tissues.

The volume aim to be a comprehensive overview of the drug and biologic development process that is often called "e;the valley of death"e; (pre-IND through approval) where high costs of studies and high rates of product failure are part of the drug development landscape.