Editors: Vinood B. Patel, Victor R. Preedy 2019 The well-being of humankind is not only dependent upon individuals receiving adequate nutrition but also upon their genetic makeup. Genes may encode proteins responsible for structural components (e.g., membranes, subcellular organelles) and dynamics (e.g., enzymes, receptor–postreceptor cascades). Many of these components will require, from the outset, an […]
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Editor Yves Reznik 2019 A comprehensive handbook browsing available resources related to diabetes technologies: glucose monitoring, devices for treating diabetes, telemedicine, software’s and videogames! A helpful tool for physicians and nurses involved in the management of diabetes!
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Editors: Howard Trachtman, Leal C. Herlitz, Edgar V. Lerma, Jonathan J. Hogan 2019 The glomerulus has always been the signature structure within the kidney, a beautiful object of fascination from the moment doctors could examine kidney tissue under the microscope. There is no denying the importance of glomerular diseases because they are a major cause […]
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Editors: Peush Sahni, Sujoy Pal 2019 It is indeed a pleasure to bring to you the twenty-fifth volume of the GI Surgery Annual. During its journey, the Annual has been quite popular among members of the association. I, as the editor, have enjoyed producing each issue over these years. It has been a very satisfying […]
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Hilary A. Beaver, Andrew G. Lee Editors 2019 We rewrote and extended this text to serve those clinicians, scientists, students, and allied health professionals who focus on the needs of older adults. This book was born from three paradigm shifts in eye care for geriatric patients. First, eye care providers are moving away from the […]
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Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan 2019
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Editors: Antoinette Maassen van den Brink, E. Anne MacGregor 2019 We are delighted to produce this book, dedicated to gender and migraine, endorsed by the European Headache Federation. Migraine is recognized to affect more women than men and is widely considered to be consequent to the effect of female sex hormones. Yet, despite this recognition, basic research still often […]
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Editors: David E. Beck, Scott R. Steele, Steven D. Wexner 2019 It has been 25 years since the publication of the first, and almost 20 years since the publication of the second, edition of Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery. The delay was not from a lack of interest by the editors or the authors, but the […]
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Vladimir V. Klimov 2019 Why is immunology so important? The immune system has involvement in almost all fields related to health and disease. Infections continue to confront human health and well-being on a global scale. Inflammation contributes to the lung, heart and joint diseases, and diabetes mellitus; cancers have to evade immune surveillance, and immune dysregulation leads […]
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Editors: Annalisa Cogo, Matteo Bonini, Paolo Onorati 2019 Pathophysiological Adaptations and Rehabilitation Lungs play a pivotal role in exercise, and respiratory impairment, due to both acute and chronic lung diseases, can have a significant impact on physical performance. Furthermore, recent evidence shows that exercise is an effective and safe intervention for prevention and rehabilitation in […]
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