Medical equipment and techniques

Biocomposites, formed by a matrix and a reinforcement of natural fibers, often mimic the structure of living materials and offer the strength of the matrix as well as biocompatibility.

The book focuses on the understanding of molecular pathways by which normal cell progress to the definable stage of cancer.

In the last 15 years, a combination of detailed clinical, genetic, molecular electrophysiological and immunological research has combined to result in a deep understanding of a subgroup of neurological diseases spanning the central and peripheral nervous system and which have become known collectively as the Neurological Channelopathies.

Many significant achievements in new ultrasound technologies to measure bone and models to elucidate the interaction and the propagation of ultrasonic waves in complex bone structures have been reported over the past ten years.

Recent advances in genetics and brain biochemistry point to the Abeta peptide as the major culprit in causing neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

This volume explores the dynamic topic of tight junctions.

Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety gives a comprehensive overview of the effects of different medical conditions like neurological disorders, anxiety and depression and their pharmaceutical treatment on driving ability.

Most biological reactions and functions occur within a narrow range of pH.

This last volume of the SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences series is setup in 5 main parts.

What information and decision-making processes determine how and whether an experimental medical technology becomes accepted and used?

This book reviews the current state of knowledge on the genetics, molecular biology and physiology of pendrin, with a particular focus on pendrin dysfunction and the consequences for human health.

This volume focuses on the huge advances in the last 25 years on the use of this animal model for biomedical research (cancer, heart disease and neurodegeneration), fundamental neuroscience and basic subterranean biology.

Amid increasing concern for patient safety and the shutdown of prominent research operations, the need to improve protections for individuals who volunteer to participate in research has become critical.

The proposed volume provides both fundamental and detailed information about the computational and computational-experimental studies which improve our knowledge of how leaving matter functions, the different properties of drugs (including the calculation and the design of new ones), and the creation of completely new ways of treating numerical diseases.

Implant and device manufacturers are increasingly facing the challenge of proving that their products are safe and biocompatible, and that they will perform as expected.

Nature learned long ago how useful proteins are as a diverse set of building blocks to make materials with very diverse properties.

This book discusses different approaches for successful pest-management through biotechnological interventions.

Cancer Stem Cells covers a wide range of topics in cancer stem cell biology, including the functional characteristics of cancer stem cells and how they're generated, where they are localized, the means by which cancer stem cells can be targeted, and how cancer stem cells can be reprogrammed back to normal tissue stem cells.

Für die Biologie ist die Mehrschichtigkeit ihrer Probleme be­ zeichnend.

Nonclinical Study Contracting and Monitoring: A Practical Guide offers a systematic and straightforward handbook for obtaining high quality preclinical Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) studies.

The first of its kind, this book describes pediatric palliative care in more than 23 countries.

This book introduces the reader to important aspects of the nano-hydrogels.

The aim of this book is to present articles that are stimulating to read and inform readers with the most up-to-date clinical research.

Despite spectacular advances, modern medicine faces formidable global challenges in several key areas-notably the persistence of major killer diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, and newer threats including HIV/AIDS, resistant infections, and Ebola.

This edited book serves as a vital resource on the contributions of microorganisms to advances in nanotechnology, establishing their applications in diverse areas of biomedicine, environment, biocatalysis, food and nutrition, and renewable energy.

This book presents the current concepts of semaphorin biology.

Tissue Engineering and Regeneration in Dentistry: Current Strategies presents a thorough update on the current advances, methods and understanding in tissue engineering in dentistry.

This book intends to investigate the broad spectrum of genetic changes in immunological processes involved in cutaneous diseases.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the properties of various stem cell types, the mechanisms of their behaviors and their potential clinical application.

Advances in Biomedical Engineering is designed to present work of significance ranging from research to clinical and technological applications.

Gene therapy for inflammatory diseases is a new , burgeoning field of medicine.

The third edition of this best-selling book continues to offer a user-friendly, step-by-step introduction to all the key processes involved in bringing a drug to the market, including the performance of pre-clinical studies, the conduct of human clinical trials, regulatory controls, and even the manufacturing processes for pharmaceutical products.

In the complex realm of our physiology, the vagus nerve stands as a silent orchestrator, influencing health and disease in ways that have long been underestimated.

MILS-15 provides an up-to-date review of the metalloenzymes involved in the activation, production, and conversion of molecular oxygen as well as the functionalization of the chemically inert gases methane and ammonia.

The interdisciplinary field of molecular systems biology aims to understand the behavior and mechanisms of biological processes composed of individual molecular components.

The book addresses the development of muscle atrophy, which can be caused by denervation, disuse, excessive fasting, aging, and a variety of diseases including heart failure, chronic kidney diseases and cancers.

This volume contains information on the diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis of spinal tumors.

It is clear that the melanocortins are of immense academic interest.

Sentiment analysis research has been started long back and recently it is one of the demanding research topics.

The "e;Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Infinitesimal"e; (GIRI) was created in 1986 by Professor Madeleine Bastide and Doctor Rene Halm.

Interval-Censored Time-to-Event Data: Methods and Applications collects the most recent techniques, models, and computational tools for interval-censored time-to-event data.