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The Genetic Landscape of Diabetes
Author: Laura DeanThe Genetic Landscape of Diabetes
Author: Laura DeanThe Pancreatic Beta Cell
Author: Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128004401
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Series provides up-to-date information on vitamin and hormone research spanning data from molecular biology to the clinic. A volume can focus on a single molecule or on a disease that is related to vitamins or hormones. A hormone is interpreted broadly so that related substances, such as transmitters, cytokines, growth factors and others can be reviewed. This volume focuses on the pancreatic beta cell. Expertise of the contributors Coverage of a vast array of subjects In depth current information at the molecular to the clinical levels Three-dimensional structures in color Elaborate signaling pathways
The Genetics of African Populations in Health and Disease
Author: Muntaser E. IbrahimPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107072026
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
A pioneering work that focuses on the unique diversity of African genetics, offering insights into human biology and genetic approaches.
The Genetics of Male Infertility
Author: Douglas T. CarrellPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1597451762
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In this book, twenty-one researchers and clinicians review the study of the genetics of male infertility, the tools available in the laboratory and clinic, the current state of knowledge, and the future of research and translation into clinical diagnostics and treatments. New tools discussed are discussed. This book therefore serves as a guide to evidence-based clinical applications, and a preview of future possibilities.
Cheating Destiny
Author: James S. HirschPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618918997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Examines the disease that is becoming America's fastest-growing epidemic, revealing the author's own bout with Type 1 diabetes, the science behind the disease, and the social and economic impact of diabetes in the United States.
Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Author: John A.H. WassPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199235295
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 2158
Book Description
Now in its second edition, the Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes is a fully comprehensive, evidence-based, and highly-valued reference work combining basic science with clinical guidance, and providing first rate advice on diagnosis and treatment.
Diabetic Nephropathy
Author: Joris J. RoelofsPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319935216
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
This book provides an overview of the most up-to-date research on diabetic nephropathy and the current understanding of its pathogenesis, clinical features and socio-economic developments. Written by leading experts in the field, it provides a comprehensive synthesis of clinical and pathophysiological aspects from a mechanism-based point of view, and reviews evidence-based treatment modalities for the prevention and management of diabetic nephropathy. In addition, closely related areas such as diabesity, diabetic eye disease and macrovascular involvement in diabetes are addressed. Diabetic Nephropathy will be of interest for nephrologists, diabetologists, internists, transplant physicians, public health professionals, basic scientists, geneticists, epidemiologists, pathologists, and molecular and cell biologists working in the field of diabetes and its complications.
Genome-Wide Association Studies
Author: Krishnarao AppasaniPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107042763
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Experts from academia and industry highlight the potential of genome-wide association studies from basic science to clinical and biotechnological/pharmaceutical applications.
Disease-Proof
Author: David L. Katz, M.D.Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698137116
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
“If you want to build better health and a better future, this book makes an excellent tool kit.”—David A. Kessler, MD, author of The End of Overeating and former commissioner of the FDA It sometimes seems as if everyone around us is being diagnosed with a chronic illness—and that we might soon join them. In Disease-Proof, leading specialist in preventive medicine Dr. David Katz draws upon the latest scientific evidence and decades of clinical experience to explain how we can slash our risk of every major chronic disease—heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, dementia, and obesity—by an astounding 80%. Dr. Katz arms us with skillpower: a proven, user-friendly set of tools that helps us make simple behavioral changes that have a tremendous effect on our health and well-being. Inspiring, groundbreaking, and prescriptive, Disease-Proof proves making lasting lifestyle changes is easier than we think.