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Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences eBook Series

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  • Handbook of Neurodegenerative Disorders

    Edited by Musthafa M. Essa ...
    Series series Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences
    This Handbook discusses the pathology, etiology, pathogenesis, and therapeutic interventions of different neurodegenerative diseases. The initial section of the Handbook reviews the recent advances in understanding neurodegenerative diseases and the commonalities and differences between the major pathologies. The subsequent section presents recent developments in understanding fundamental ... Read more

    $896.99 CAD

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  • Handbook of the Biology of Aging

    Edited by Steven N. Austad, Edward J. Masoro ...
    Series series Handbooks of Aging
    Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Seventh Edition, reviews and synthesizes recent findings and discoveries in the field. This volume is part of The Handbooks of Aging series, which also includes The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging and The Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. The book is organized into two parts. Part 1 covers basic aging processes. It covers concepts relevant to clinical ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • Ketogenic Diet and Metabolic Therapies

    Expanded Roles in Health and Disease

    Edited by Susan A Masino ...
    Ketogenic diets have been used to successfully treat epilepsy and stop seizures for nearly a century. When more traditional therapies, such as pharmacology, reach their limitations for treatment, the metabolic approach surpasses, targeting the overall physiology and homeostatic functions of the patient. Ketogenic Diet and Metabolic Therapies is the first comprehensive scientific resource on the ... Read more

    $155.19 CAD

  • Metabolic Syndrome and Neurological Disorders

    Edited by Akhlaq A. Farooqui, Tahira Farooqui ...
    Metabolic Syndrome and Neurological Disorders brings together information on the cluster of common pathologies which cause metabolic syndrome - abdominal obesity linked to an excess of visceral fat, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and hypertension - to provide a comprehensive and cutting edge exploration of the link between metabolic syndrome and neurological disorders.Metabolic syndrome is ... Read more

    $255.99 CAD

  • Iron Deficiency and Overload

    From Basic Biology to Clinical Medicine

    Edited by Shlomo Yehuda, David I. Mostofsky ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Iron deficiency is ever-present among all populations throughout the world irrespective of race, culture, or ethnic background. Even with the latest advances in medicine, improved nutrition, and the ready availability of cheap oral iron, there is still no satisfactory explanation for the widespread occurrence of iron deficiency or for the absence of an effective treatment. Iron Deficiency and ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research – Dementia: Volume 2

    by José Juan Antonio Ibarra Arias ...
    Among neurodegenerative diseases, those that lead to a state ofdementia are the aim of severalinvestigations. Dementia is a chronic disease the prevalence of whichis increasing worldwide. Thenumber of dementia patients in the world is approximately 50 million,and it is estimated that thenumber of patients will reach 131.5 million by 2050. This increase willbe accompanied by asignificant increase ... Read more

    $92.99 CAD

  • Neuroinflammation, Gut-Brain Axis and Immunity in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    Edited by Yong-Ku Kim ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book reviews the relationship between cytokines, glia, and neurons in the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders and examines the mechanisms of action of the drugs used for the treatment of these disorders. Increasing evidence has suggested that glia perform important roles in various brain functions, but much remains to be learned aboutthese crucial cells and their interplay with ... Read more

    $318.99 CAD

  • Ketogenic Diet and Metabolic Therapies

    Expanded Roles in Health and Disease

    Edited by Susan A. Masino ...
    Ketogenic diets have treated epilepsy for nearly 100 years, yet metabolic therapy has remained obscure and underutilized for most of this time. In recent decades, the clinical efficacy of ketogenic therapy was confirmed definitively for pediatric epilepsy and has now expanded to adult epilepsy. Now, the benefits of metabolic therapy have been extended well beyond epilepsy to additional ... Read more

    $111.99 CAD

  • Impact of Sleep and Sleep Disturbances on Obesity and Cancer

    Edited by Susan Redline, Nathan A. Berger ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Sleep has recently been recognized as a critical determinant of energy balance regulating, restoration and repair of many of the physiologic and psychologic processes involved in modulating energy intake and utilization. In addition to having an impact on obesity, sleep abnormalities, both quantitative and qualitative, have now been shown to have significant effects on obesity associated ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Dementia Volume 1

    by Atta-ur-Rahman ...
    Series Book 1 - Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Dementia
    Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Dementia is a book series which presents comprehensive reviews about research on Dementia, - the loss of brain function associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other related medical conditions. The disease affects the parts of the brain that deal with memory, thought, and language. Chapters in each volume focus on drug research with special emphasis on ... Read more

    $53.89 CAD

  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Signaling in Neuroprotection

    Edited by Akinori Akaike, Shun Shimohama, Yoshimi Misu ...
    This open access book presents the roles and mechanisms of signal transduction triggered by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) stimulation in neuroprotection against toxic effects of risk factors of neurodegenerative diseases. Accumulating evidence suggests that nAChRs in the CNS play important roles not only in excitatory neurotransmission but also in neuronal survival and related ... Read more

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  • The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Underlying Mechanisms

    Edited by Michael S. Wolfe ...
    The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Underlying Mechanisms presents the pathology, genetics, biochemistry and cell biology of the major human neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, frontotemporal dementia, ALS, Huntington's, and prion diseases. Edited and authored by internationally recognized leaders in the field, the book's chapters explore ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD