Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences

Meet the bacteria, viruses, and other microbes that are all around us, but are too small for us to see.

Die Geschichte einer der mächtigsten und gefährlichsten Ideen der MenschheitMukherjee kreiert ein ambitioniertes und faszinierendes Panorama über den Versuch, das menschliche Genom zu entschlüsseln und in unser Erbgut einzugreifen.

Eine beeindruckende Lebensgeschichte, die Mut macht und inspiriert!

¿Por qué hay personas que a pesar de su edad se sienten siempre jóvenes?

Training people is an art-form - the fusion of skills acquired through learning (to train effectively), understanding people (behavior, culture) and methodology (content, environment) through which knowledge is transferred to another human being.

The world can often feel like a very scary, complicated and messy place.

Wer seinen Körper kennt, bleibt länger jung: Dr.

'Vital and heart-wrenchingly intimate' Leah Hazard'Urgent, fascinating and thought-provoking' Julia Bueno'Thoughtfully researched and beautifully written' Pippa VosperAfter losing four pregnancies with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under-researched and under-acknowledged experience.

El envejecimiento poblacional es uno de los principales retos en las sociedades modernas, no solo de nuestra region, tambien en el resto del mundo.

'An inspiring and necessary book that challenges the narratives we set for our lives and reveals the beauty beyond them' CLEMENTINE FORDAlexandra Collier was a writer living in a light-filled Brooklyn brownstone in New York with the man she loved.

The rapid expansion of the area of free radical biology in the last 25 years has occurred within a framework of assumptions and preconceived notions that has at times directed the course of this movement.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA first of its kind, functional lifestyle guide for PCOS, complete with personal stories and nourishing recipesYou've been diagnosed with or suspect polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

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The definitive guide to the development, form, function, and disorders of the human body.

La importancia de conformar una Comunidad Práctica de Aprendizaje (CPA) (Wenger & Lave, 2001) en este caso, conformada por formadores de formadores y profesores en formación en las disciplinas de física y matemática de la Universidad de Santiago de Chile, no sólo se ve reflejada en el aprendizaje colectivo que propician sus integrantes traducido en estas "experiencias destacables" –la mayoría interdisciplinarias– sino también en su orgánica dinámica e innovadora que considera que formar parte de una CPA implica compromiso, responsabilidad social, compartir experiencias y objetivos, reconocer y valorar el aporte de otros y otras.

Transcription, or the process by which DNA produces RNA, is a central aspect of gene expression.

This second edition of The Ovary incorporates the dramatic research developments regarding the ovarian life cycle within the past decade.

This book presents work that has been conducted as part of the research project "e;Discourse on ethical questions of biomedicine"e; of the interdisciplinary Working Group Bioethics and Science Communication at the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)in Berlin-Buch, Germany.

Structured to be a companion to the recently published Handbook of Transfusion Medicine, the Handbook of Pediatric Transfusion Medicine is dedicated to pediatric hematology-oncology and transfusion medicine, a field which remains ambiguous and which has generated few comprehensive texts.

Written by Caleb Finch, one of the leading scientists of our time, The Biology of Human Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans synthesizes several decades of top research on the topic of human aging and longevity particularly on the recent theories of inflammation and its effects on human health.

Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis is based on presentations given at the Fifth International Symposium on Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis held in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2003.

Discovering the secrets of animal movement and what they can teach usInsects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim.

Middle Eastern Muslim men have been widely vilified as terrorists, religious zealots, and brutal oppressors of women.

What teeth can teach us about the evolution of the human speciesWhether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution.

Genetic approaches have revolutionized our understanding of the fundamental causes of human disease by permitting the identification of specific genes in which variation causes or contributes to susceptibility to, or protection from, disease.

Molecular Medicine is the application of genetic or DNA-based knowledge to the modern practice of medicine.

The development of the cardiovascular system is a rapidly advancing area in biomedical research, now coupled with the burgeoning field of cardiac regenerative medicine.

A valuable study of the science behind the medicine, Muscle: Fundamental Biology and Mechanisms of Disease brings together key leaders in muscle biology.

This practical, easy-to-use guide, named to Doody's Core Titles 2013, addresses interference issues in all laboratory tests, including patient epigenetics, process of specimen collection, enzymes, biomarkers.

This original six chapter book will briefly review and integrate the basic concepts behind water distribution and movement in the body.

Este atlas tiene énfasis en las pieles oscuras y presenta una compilación de 355 fotografías dermatológicas.

Lisa Snowdon is on a mission to spread the word: growing old just means getting better!

Este libro muestra el diseño y la implementación de tres propuestas didácticas que aportan a la comprensión de los efectos del consumo de Cannabis sativa en el sistema nervioso, en tres grupos de estudiantes de Educación Básica Secundaria, en Bogotá, para propiciar la toma de decisiones asertivas frente al consumo.

Estas notas han sido elaboradas con el fin de que los estudiantes puedan acceder y contar con una herramienta pedagógica que contribuya al mejoramiento de la enseñanza-aprendizaje de la física moderna.

Hoy, verse y sentirse joven no es un ámbito reservado solamente a la estética corporal.

La enseñanza de la física, las matemáticas, y las diferentes metodologías que pueden ser utilizadas para que los alumnos logren aprendizajes en estas áreas del conocimiento, no suele ser una tarea fácil, así como escribir un texto que permita aproximarse a esos objetivos no será algo menor.

Spirituell zu wachsen bedeutet, dir bewusst zu sein, dass alles bei dir selbst beginnt.

Un verdadero tesoro para lectores de todas las edades.

En este álbum ilustrado de no ficción Seth Fishman busca hacernos pensar en toda clase de números, desde los más inimaginablemente grandes hasta uno de los más únicos e importantes (al menos para nosotros): el 1.

No faltan libros en los que los dinosaurios son representados como criaturas enormes y terribles, enzarzadas en una lucha interminable por devorar o ser devorados.

"La lengua sirve para hablar para comer helado para hacer muecas y, a veces, para lamer el plato"Así, con una exploración poética sobre el órgano de los sabores, comienza este libro híbrido entre lo literario y lo informativo, escrito a cuatro manos por una poeta y filósofa y un crítico culinario.

Descubre todos los secretos (y un montón de curiosidades) del sistema solar en este espectacular álbum ilustrado de la colección Los Exploradores del Espacio.

Pasamos toda nuestra vida en un solo cuerpo y, sin embargo, la mayoría de nosotros no tenemos prácticamente ni idea de cómo funciona y lo que sucede en su interior.

The book describes the mechanisms involved in the maintenance of neuroendocrine-immune interactions in ageing.

Organogenesis of the kidney has been intensely studied for over a century.

The Textbook of Nephro-Endocrinology is the definitive translational reference in the field of nephro-endocrinology, investigating both the endocrine functions of the kidneys and how the kidney acts as a target for hormones from other organ systems.

In Situ Molecular Pathology and Co-Expression Analyses explains, in easy-to-understand language, simplified ways of understanding and performing in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry tests.

Platelets - winner of a 2013 Highly Commended BMA Medical Book Award for Internal Medicine - is the definitive current source of state-of-the-art knowledge about platelets and covers the entire field of platelet biology, pathophysiology, and clinical medicine.