Medical Science category: 13998 books
by Stanley Fields, Mark Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2010
How tiny variations in our personal DNA can determine how we look, how we behave, how we get sick, and how we get well.
News stories report almost daily on the remarkable progress scientists are making in unraveling the genetic basis of disease and behavior. Meanwhile, new technologies are...
by Sebastian G.B. Amyes
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Bacteria form a fundamental branch of life. They are the oldest forms of life as we know it, and they are still the most prolific living organisms. They inhabit every part of the Earth's surface, its ocean depths, and even terrains such as boiling hot springs. They are most familiar as agents of disease,...
Decoding the Antibody Repertoire
High Throughput Sequencing of Multiple Transcripts from Single B Cells
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017
This thesis outlines the development of the very first technology for high-throughput analysis of paired heavy and light-chain antibody sequences, opening an entirely new window for antibody discovery and the investigation of adaptive immune responses to vaccines and diseases.
Previous methods...
Phylogenomics
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
This unique textbook provides a clear and concise overview of the key principles of the complex field of phylogenomics, with a particular focus on sequencing technologies that are crucial to studying and understanding interrelations in evolutionary genomics. It includes chapters dedicated to the analysis...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2015
This volume provides in-depth reviews of model systems that exemplify the arms race in host-pathogen interactions. Somatic adaptations are responsible for the individualization of biological responses to the environment, and the continual struggle between host immune systems and invading pathogens...
Sympathy for the Devil
The definitive true story of cancer biotechnology and its battle against disease, death and destruction
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2017
Gary Acton is a London oncologist and his book offers a unique insight into the chaotically unpredictable world of cancer medicine and the biotechnology industry. Sympathy For The Devil is the account of one company struggling to survive, as all their experimental cancer drugs fail. Now they only...
by Brian B. Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Famous as the catalyst of the fight or flight response, adrenaline has also received forensic attention as a perfect, untraceable poison—and rumors persist of its power to revive the dead. True to the spirit of its topic, Adrenaline is a stimulating journey that reveals the truth behind adrenaline’s scientific importance and popular appeal.
Exercise for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment
From Molecular to Clinical, Part 1
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
The book provides an intensive overview on exercise for cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment, from basic research to clinical practice. The volume firstly summarizes the acute and chronic response to exercise. Secondly, evidence for exercise as medicine for the heart based on clinical studies...
Risk Regulation in Non-Animal Food Imports
The European Union Approach
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2015
This Brief aims at providing a general understanding of the rationale – scientific as well as political – behind EU policy and related risk management decisions in the area on non-animal food imports. Lately, various menaces associated with imported food and feed of non-animal origin appeared...
Computational Psychiatry
A Systems Biology Approach to the Epigenetics of Mental Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
This book explores mental disorders from a uniquely evolutionary perspective. Although there have been many attempts to mathematically model neural processes and, to some extent, their dysfunction, there is very little literature that models mental function within a sociocultural, socioeconomic, and...
Secrets of Your Cells
Discovering Your Body's Inner Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
"It's rare that a medically trained scientist dares to venture into the mystical world of our cells and biology, but Dr. Barrett has both the courage and insights to do just that. By combining her scientifically trained mind with the wisdom of her heart, she takes us on an adventure of perceiving...
DNA Is Not Destiny: The Remarkable, Completely Misunderstood Relationship between You and Your Genes
DNA Is Not Destiny: The Remarkable, Completely Misunderstood Relationship between You and Your Genes
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
“[An] important book.… Heine’s vibrant writing makes it come alive with personal significance for every reader.”—Carol Dweck, author of Mindset
Scientists expect one billion people to have their genomes sequenced by 2025. Yet cultural psychologist Steven J. Heine argues that, in trying...
The Cure in the Code
How 20th Century Law is Undermining 21st Century Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Never before have two revolutions with so much potential to save and prolong human life occurred simultaneously. The converging, synergistic power of the biochemical and digital revolutions now allows us to read every letter of life's code, create precisely targeted drugs to control it, and tailor...
Poorly Soluble Drugs
Dissolution and Drug Release
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2017
This book is the first text to provide a comprehensive assessment of the application of fundamental principles of dissolution and drug release testing to poorly soluble compounds and formulations. Such drug products are, vis-à-vis their physical and chemical properties, inherently incompatible with...