This book discusses the rise and fall of “wonder drugs” that combat deadly infections. However, overuse leads to antibiotic resistance, leaving few treatment options. Explore the discoveries of major drug classes, the resistant bacteria we now face, and novel strategies.
This expert volume is an in-depth review of bone and soft tissue tumors in children and young adults. It explores recent advances in pathology and molecular diagnostics, incorporating salient histological features. Illustrated, it is a vital resource for physicians and trainees.
A comprehensive guide to vitamins, related minerals, and their role in disease. Learn the fundamentals, from absorption to toxicity, and discover their mechanism of action in conditions like autoimmune diseases and aging. An essential guide for health professionals and students.
On the Forefront of Hematology and Oncology
From a clinical pharmacist specializing in oncology, this book illuminates the fundamental aspects of solid and blood cancers and their novel drug therapies. Emphasizing key concepts, it provides a clear introduction for clinicians and students to understand oncology principles.
Artificial Intelligence is transforming precision oncology. This book analyzes AI techniques that turn complex data into clinically actionable knowledge, supporting decision-making, improving cancer diagnosis and prognosis, and enhancing patient survival.
Controversies in Medicine and Neuroscience
From the unique perspective of a neurosurgeon and medical historian, this book explores fascinating topics in the life sciences—from historic advances in psychosurgery and neurobiology to the ancient mystery of Neolithic trepanation and the complexities of modern bioethics.
Helicobacter pylori is a common infection linked to gastric problems and cancer, affecting millions worldwide. This book details the bacterium’s pathophysiology, transmission, and treatment, serving as an essential guide for students and healthcare workers.
An essential guide for practitioners and students in Aesthetic Medicine and Cosmetic Surgery. This book defines new technologies, reviews traditional therapies, and sets a new consensus for the field. Topics include energy-based devices, injectables, and common cosmetic surgery.
Contemporary Neuropsychiatry
This volume explores contributions from cognitive-affective and social neuroscience to mental health and disorders. It integrates translational neuroimaging and molecular neurobiology to explain conditions like anxiety.
This book chronicles a 40-year battle against glioblastoma, a fatal brain tumour, and the revolutionary treatment that emerged. Cancer Gene Therapy turns a patient’s own cancer cells into a vaccine, inducing an immune response to increase survival and improve quality of life.
An Atlas of Renal Transplant Pathology
This compilation of renal transplant biopsies, with clinical cases and microphotographs, is a practical guide for nephrologists, pathologists, and surgeons. It serves as a resource to plan treatment strategies and aid in the interpretation of biopsies.
This book highlights the necessity of biological sciences in understanding cancer pathophysiology. It is a reference detailing advances in cancer metabolism research, explaining how metabolic changes like aerobic glycolysis are associated with cell growth and proliferation.
For patients with metastatic cancer, the prognosis remains grim and conventional chemotherapy is limited. This book lays out a novel strategy using artificial intelligence and genomic data to develop precise, personalized treatments that offer hope for an eventual cure.
Based on research on human cadavers, this book explores the connections and variabilities of the autonomic nervous system. Detailed illustrations and schemes help the reader understand its function and peculiarities within the whole peripheral nervous system.
This volume discusses the coronavirus pandemic’s ecology, evolution, and psychosocial and economic impact. It covers epidemiology, clinical management, and future global threats, making it an essential resource for clinicians, policymakers, and civil society organizations.
Healthcare Clowns in Palliative Care in Chile
This book explores the roles healthcare clowns play in a pediatric palliative cancer unit in Santiago, Chile. It reveals their positive effects on well-being, emotional regulation, and humane care, showing how they form bonds of friendship and complement traditional treatments.
Making Sense of Paranoia
This book challenges mainstream views by prioritising the personal narratives of paranoia sufferers over pre-existing theories. Written by those with lived and professional experience, it argues for alternative ways to conceptualise paranoia and alleviate suffering.
This book explores the genetics of human diseases, covering clinical diagnostic techniques, developmental anomalies, birth defects, and risk factors in genetic disorders.
A comprehensive review of advancements in microbial physiology, covering topics like bacterial virulence, bioluminescence, and heat shock proteins. This book is essential for students, researchers, and teachers in microbiology, medical sciences, and life sciences.
This book provides up-to-date information on the treatment of acute and chronic viral hepatitis A-E. It summarizes treatment to guide clinical practice, details the pharmacology of all drugs, and is a resource for students, physicians, gastroenterologists, and pharmacists.
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