The updated second edition of this textbook focuses on understanding and addressing the criminality and victimization experienced by the elderly population globally.
This book introduces engineering students and practitioners to biopolymers, which are polymers derived partially or entirely from biobased (renewable) raw materials, and/or are biodegradable.
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a central node in cell regulation, impacting everything from cellular growth and metabolism to the intricate mechanisms of aging and disease.
This book synthesizes the current literature on the effects of vaping on voice and discusses the pathophysiology of voice symptoms in affected patients.
This book discusses the role of the opponent processes across disparate areas ranging from psychiatric disorders to altruistic behaviors such as blood donation.
This book provides an historical and philosophical overview of Western medicine along with commentary about how past principles affect current problems in biomedicine like genetic engineering, transhumanism, and a commitment to environmentalism.
This book is designed to be a review tool for surgeons, residents, and medical students who are preparing for board examinations or seeking to reinforce their knowledge in the fields of spine surgery and peripheral nerve surgery.
This new edition provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the current state of both preclinical and clinical research on histamine and its receptors.
From the moment the injured patient enters the emergency room up to composite tissue transplantation, this volume provides a complete guide to the management and reconstruction of limb extremity trauma.
This book discusses the role of the opponent processes across disparate areas ranging from psychiatric disorders to altruistic behaviors such as blood donation.
In Psychoanalytic Film Theory: A Contemporary Introduction, Ben Tyrer presents an overview of psychoanalytic approaches to screen media, offering a reconsideration of psychoanalytic film theory while making the case for new forms of psychoanalytic film thinking.
The development of minimally invasive approaches to screen for multiple tumor types at one time could potentially improve health outcomes; however, the clinical utility of multicancer detection (MCD) testing has yet to be established.
Advances in genome sequencing technologies, like next-generation sequencing, provide powerful tools that have vastly improved the detection and classification of pathogens and disease outbreaks and support data-driven public health responses.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), which serves as the primary source of dietary guidance from the federal government, provides recommendations for dietary intake and healthful dietary patterns - including alcohol intake.
Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of disability for adults over the age of 65, knowledge gaps and clinically relevant differences in TBI injury, recovery, and outcomes in this age group limit evidence-based care guidance.
In 2024, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine were tasked with convening a committee to examine the current process and data inputs used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to valuate primary care in the Physician Fee Schedule.
Population-based cancer surveillance has a pivotal role in assessing the nation's progress in cancer control and helps inform research and care interventions aimed at reducing the burden of cancer on patients and communities, including the ability to identify health disparities in cancer outcomes.
Over the last decade, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have created transformational opportunities for health, health care, and biomedical science.
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), a collection of neurodegenerative conditions, take a heavy physical, emotional, and financial toll on individuals, families, and communities.
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists, originally developed for type 2 diabetes patients and popularized by their ability to rapidly reduce body weight in patients with obesity, have recently received a lot of national attention.
In July 2024, the National Academies Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders hosted a public workshop to address the workforce needs and challenges across the behavioral health continuum.
Changes to the landscape of food safety threats, and the introduction of new regulations to address these concerns increasingly have nutrition, economic, and equity implications.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine assembled the ad hoc Committee on State-of-the-Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment to convene state-of-the-science workshops and develop a consensus report to advise the U.
Despite decades of ongoing efforts to improve racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials, many gaps remain in achieving demographic representation in clinical studies.
Since its founding, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has tested more than 50 alternative payment models reaching more than 28 million patients across 528,000 health care providers and plans, yielding invaluable insights on the implementation of models to achieve better care, better health, and lower costs.
As people get older, they become more likely to have hearing difficulties in certain situations; for example, having conversations in public settings where there is naturally more noise.
The cardiovascular system is vital for human well-being, playing key roles in thermoregulation, nutrient transport, fluid balance, and protection from infection.
This book provides a concise introduction to the theoretical and methodological issues around the social representation of health and illness across the lifespan.
Praise be to God, and blessings be upon his Messenger, who gave me the opportunity to finish this book called "e;Five element acupuncture"e; after the books "e;Systematic acupuncture"e; and "e;Ear acupuncture"e; and present it to you, the reader.
