Medical equipment and techniques

In 1993, the genetic mutation responsible for Huntington's disease (HD) was identified.

The book discusses the basics of aptamers and the advent of aptamer-based technology in recent times.

The present book on Molecular & Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment Strategies of ovarian cancer is one of two companion books with the second one being focused on Cell and Molecular Biology of Ovarian Cancer.

The Alexander Technique Workbook is a step-by-step guide that has sold over 100,000 copies.

Molecular Mechanisms of Immunological Self-Recognition covers the understanding of immunological self-recognition.

The book describes the core resources in informatics necessary to support biomedical research programs and how these can best be integrated with hospital systems to receive clinical information that is necessary to conduct translational research.

Applied Oral Physiology is intended to provide undergraduate and graduate dental students with greater knowledge of oral physiology.

This book provides comprehensive insights into congenital heart disease from embryonic development through to clinical features, including human genetics and our current knowledge of the underlying molecular pathways.

Extremophiles are known to thrive under harsh environmental conditions.

Alberta: A Health System Profile provides the first detailed description of Alberta's health care system and the underpinning political and social forces that have shaped it.

Analysis in Nutrition Research: Principles of Statistical Methodology and Interpretation of the Results describes, in a comprehensive manner, the methodologies of quantitative analysis of data originating specifically from nutrition studies.

Randomised Response-Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials presents methods for the randomised allocation of treatments to patients in sequential clinical trials.

Focuses on the practical needs of applied statisticians and experimenters engaged in design, implementation and analysis in various disciplines.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), caused by mutational inactivation of the NF1 tumour suppressor gene, is one of the most common dominantly inherited human disorders, affecting 1 in 3000 individuals worldwide.

This book is focused on marine based biomedical carriers for delivery of therapeutics.

Encephalitis lethargica ('sleeping sickness') was a mysterious disorder that swept the world in the decade following the First World War, before disappearing without its cause having been identified.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of biomaterials including ceramics, metals, and polymers.

Medical Informatics (MI) is an emerging interdisciplinary science that deals with clinical health-related information, its structure, acquisition and use.

A lively argument from an award-winning journalist proving that the key to reversing Americas health crisis lies in the overlooked link between nutrition and flavor: The Dorito Effect is one of the most important health and food books I have read (Dr.

JIMD Reports publishes case and short research reports in the area of inherited metabolic disorders.

The root and tuber are vital parts of medicinal plants providing mechanical support, producing critical growth regulators, and storing food.

Kruppel-like factors (KLFs) are attracting great attention across a wide spectrum of biological sciences and medicine because of their remarkable biological potency and the diversity of roles they play in the physiological and pathological changes of cells and tissues.

It is our pleasure to present this special volume on tissue engineering in the series Advances in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

This book presents the latest knowledge on a broad range of topics relating to the synthesis of natural and artificial oligonucleotides with therapeutic potential.

The Laboratory Rat, Second Edition features updated information on a variety of topics including: rat genetics and genomics, both spontaneous and induced disease; state-of-the-art technology for housing and husbandry; occupational health, and experimental models.

This fully revised and expanded volume is an effort to blend the common approaches to pharmacokinetics and toxicokinetics.

Fluorescence reporter is the key element of any sensing or imaging technology.

Ministering to Minds Diseased: A History of Psychiatric Treatment focuses on the advancements of methodologies, approaches, and techniques in the practice of psychiatry.

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Critical to the accurate diagnosis of human illness is the need to distinguish clinical features that fall within the normal range from those that do not.

One of the points clearly stressed in the beginning of this book is that the essential feature of any dynamic system is change and that, where there is change, there may also be growth and evolution.

aintaining extracellular calcium concentrations within a narrow range is critical for the survival of most vertebrates.

view, showing that multiple molecular pathways must be affected for cancer to develop, but with different specific proteins in each pathway mutated or differentially expressed in a given tumor (The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network 2008; Parsons et al.

Protein homeostasis, or "e;Proteostasis"e;, lies at the heart of human health and disease.

Volume 61 in the internationally acclaimed Advances in Clinical Chemistry contains chapters submitted from leading experts from academia and clinical laboratory science.

This book provides an overview and critical discussion of the main philosophical methods that have dominated the field of bioethics since its origins in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

This book provides readers with an integrative overview of the latest research and developments in the broad field of biomedical engineering.

Essentials of Translational Pediatric Drug Development: From Past Needs to Future Opportunities provides integrated and up-to-date insights relevant for both translational researchers and clinicians active in the field of pediatric drug development.

This book teaches foundations of epidemiological design and statistical methods, as well as including topics applicable to new areas of research.

A comprehensive introduction to behavioral and social science research methods in the health sciences Understanding and Conducting Research in the Health Sciences is designed to develop and facilitate the ability to conduct research and understand the practical value of designing, conducting, interpreting, and reporting behavioral and social science research findings in the health science and medical fields.

The mammalian genome is constantly challenged by exogenous and endogenous threats.

This book explores the pivotal role of synaptic plasticity in the pathogenesis, progression, and potential treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

In this book, renowned scientists describe how cholesterol interacts with various proteins.

Microplastics and nanoplastics have been recently found in most environmental media and in living organisms, thus representing a serious health concern of yet poorly known adverse consequences.