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New on Bookshelf: Pancreatic Cancer and Tumor Microenvironment
A new publication, Pancreatic Cancer and Tumor Microenvironment, is now available on Bookshelf. Grippo PJ, Munshi HG, editors. Pancreatic Cancer and Tumor Microenvironment. Trivandrum (India): Transworld Research Network; 2012. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK98930/ (Source: Bookshelf News)
Source: Bookshelf News - August 9, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Announcement Source Type: books

15 new reports from the National Academies
The Bookshelf's collection of NIH-funded reports from the National Academies has been updated with 5 reports from 2007, 2 from 2008, 5 reports from 2010, and 3 reports published in 2011: 2011 Establishing Precompetitive Collaborations to Stimulate Genomics-Driven Product Development Institute of Medicine (US) Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2011. Building a National Framework for the Establishment of Regulatory Science for Drug Development: Workshop Summary Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation Boar...
Source: Bookshelf News - May 17, 2011 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Announcement Source Type: books

16 Reports from the National Academies Collection Released to Bookshelf
The Bookshelf's collection of NIH-funded reports from the National Academies has been updated with 16 reports. Three reports are from 2009 and 2010, the rest are from the years 1995-1999. All reports are fully searchable, downloadable in PDF format, and available free of charge on the Bookshelf. 2010 Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life SciencesNational Research Council (US) Committee on Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life SciencesWashington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2010 2009 Measures of Health Literacy: Workshop SummaryInstitute of Medicine (US) Roundtable on Heal...
Source: Bookshelf News - September 9, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Announcements Source Type: books

NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF: 2006 National Academies reports funded by National Institutes of Health
The Bookshelf's collection of NIH-funded reports from the National Academies has been updated with 12 reports published in 2006: Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research Barney Cohen and Jane Menken, Editors; Panel on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Africa; Committee on Population, National Research CouncilWashington, D.C.: The National Academies Press; 2006 Asbestos: Selected CancersCommittee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects, Institute of MedicineWashington, D.C.: The National Academies Press; 2006 Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond t...
Source: Bookshelf News - November 19, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF: National Academies reports funded by National Institutes of Health
The Bookshelf's collection of NIH-funded reports from the National Academies has been updated with 4 reports from 2008 and 2009 and 15 reports published in 2005: 2009 Computational Technology for Effective Health Care: Immediate Steps and Strategic DirectionsCommittee on Engaging the Computer Science Research Community in Health Care Informatics, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press; 2009 Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice Bernard Lo and Marilyn J. Field, Editors; Committee on Conflict of Interest in Medical R...
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Announcement Source Type: books

New to the Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT) Collection on the Bookshelf
The Bookshelf’s Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT) collection has been updated with 6 new AHRQ Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, 6 new Publications and Reports of the Surgeon General, 3 new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses, 1 new Comparative Effectiveness Technical Brief, 1 new AHRQ Technical Review, and the 2009 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2009 Recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force US Preventive Services Task Force Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); August 2009. New AHRQ C...
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Announcement Source Type: books

Just added to the Health Services/Technology Assessment Text Collection: Seven reports from AHRQ
Seven reports from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality have been added to the Health Services/Technology Assessment Text Collection on the Bookshelf: Screening for Osteoporosis: Systematic Review to Update the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Evidence Syntheses, No. 77 Nelson HD, Haney EM, Chou R, et al. (Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center) Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); July 2010. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 20 Samson DJ, Ratko TA, Rothenberg BM, et...
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Announcement Source Type: books

NEW ON BOOKSHELF -- Human Herpesviruses: Biology, Therapy, and Immunoprophylaxis
Human Herpesviruses: Biology, Therapy, and Immunoprophylaxis Arvin, Ann; Campadelli-Fiume, Gabriella; Mocarski, Edward; Moore, Patrick S.; Roizman, Bernard; Whitley, Richard; Yamanishi, Koichi, editors Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ; 2007 From the editors: This comprehensive account of the human herpesviruses provides an encyclopedic overview of their basic virology and clinical manifestations. This group of viruses includes human simplex type 1 and 2, Epstein–Barr virus, Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, cytom-egalovirus, HHV6A, 6B, and 7, and varicella-zoster virus. The viral diseases and cancers th...
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

4 New Probe Reports from the Molecular Libraries Program
Four new probe reports from Year 2 of the project were added to Probe Reports from the Molecular Libraries Program. This book from the NIH Common Fund’s Molecular Libraries Program (MLP), will be regularly updated with new reports about the most promising probes and the assays used to discover them. New reports: Identification of Small Molecule Antagonists of the Neuropeptide-S Receptor A Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Cdc42 GTPase Probe Development Efforts to Identify Novel Antagonists of the Sphingosine 1-phosphate Receptor 4 (S1P4) Modulators of STAT Transcription Factors for the Targeted Therapy of Cancer (STAT3...
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: announcements Source Type: books

19 New Probe Reports from the Molecular Libraries Program
Nineteen new probe reports from Year 2 of the project were added to Probe Reports from the Molecular Libraries Program. This book from the NIH Common Fund’s Molecular Libraries Program (MLP), will be regularly updated with new reports about the most promising probes and the assays used to discover them. New reports: Identification of activators for the M2 isoform of human pyruvate kinase Version 3 Identification of compounds which inhibit cytotoxicity associated with mutant Huntingtin protein expression An inhibitor of the Cdc2-like kinase 4 (Clk4) Inhibitors of Platelet Integrin αllbβ3 Identification of Small-Molecu...
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: announcements Source Type: books

Eighteen New Publications from the National Academies
The Bookshelf's collection of NIH-funded reports from the National Academies has been updated with 18 publications: 2012 Sex-Specific Reporting of Scientific Research: A Workshop Summary Institute of Medicine (US) Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2012. 2011 Assessing 21st Century Skills: Summary of a Workshop National Research Council (US) Committee on the Assessment of 21st Century Skills.Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2011. Continuing Assistance to the National Institutes of Health on Preparation of Additional Risk Assessments for...
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Announcements Source Type: books

Exposure of the American People to Iodine-131 from Nevada Nuclear-Bomb Tests - 1999 NIH-funded Report from the National Academies Now Available
The Bookshelf's collection of NIH-funded reports from the National Academies has been updated with one report from 1999. 1999 Exposure of the American People to Iodine-131 from Nevada Nuclear-Bomb Tests: Review of the National Cancer Institute Report and Public Health Implications Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Thyroid Screening Related to I-131 Exposure; National Research Council (US) Committee on Exposure of the American People to I-131 from the Nevada Atomic Bomb Tests. See the entire National Academies Collection on Bookshelf >> (Source: Bookshelf News)
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Announcements Source Type: books

NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF: Clinical Guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Five clinical guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence are now available on the Bookshelf as part of a pilot project. CG80 Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment National Collaborating Centre for Cancer London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; 2009 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=nicecg80 CG82 Schizophrenia: core interventions in the treatment and management of schizophrenia in primary and secondary care National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; 2009 h...
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF: Comparative Oncology
Comparative Oncology Baba, Alecsandru Ioan Baba; Cătoi, Cornel; editors Bucharest: The Publishing House of the Romanian Academy; c2007 From the editors: “Comparative oncology has undergone a special development over the past decades and has increasingly attracted the interest of researchers who have studied the etiopathogenesis, morphogenesis and epidemiology, as well as carcinogens and carcinogenesis of tumor disease.” Comparative Oncology, first published in Romanian in 2002, covers each of these areas of interest in detail. (Source: Bookshelf News)
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF: Familial Cancer Syndromes
Familial Cancer Syndromes Riegert-Johnson, Douglas L.; Boardman, Lisa A.; Hefferon, Timothy; Spurck, Lauren, editors Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), NCBI; 2009 This initial release includes chapters on Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome, and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Chapters in development for future release include multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, Li Fraumeni syndrome, PTEN hamartoma syndromes, juvenile polyposis, Lynch syndrome, and familial adenomatous polyposis. (Source: Bookshelf News)
Source: Bookshelf News - April 17, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

EUREKAH, HSTAT, and MICAD added new content
Two new chapters have been added to the Eurekah Bioscience Collection: Gene Expression:Telomeres: Guardians of Genomic Integrity or Double Agents of Evolution?Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=eurekah.chapter.73273 Reproductive Biology:Antioxidant Systems and Oxidative Stress in the Testeshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=eurekah.chapter.73397 ------Two more U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses (formerly Systematic Evidence Reviews) have been added to Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT): 45. Use of Aspirin and NSAID...
Source: Bookshelf News - September 27, 2007 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

GeneReviews, MICAD, and HSTAT added content
A new chapter has been added to GeneReviews: GRN-Related Frontotemporal Dementia[FTDU-17, Hereditary Dysphasic Disinhibition Dementia] Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=gene.chapter.ftd-grn ------Four new agents have been added to the Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD): N-(5-Fluoro-2-phenoxyphenyl)-N-(2-[131I]iodo-5-methoxybenzyl)acetamide[131I]PBR3aAvailable from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=micad.chapter.PBR3a-131I 99m Tc-Hydrazinonicotinic acid-Glu-{Glu-[cyclo(Arg-Gly-Asp-d-Phe-Lys)]2}299mTc-HYNIC-E{E[c(RGDfK)]2}2Available from:...
Source: Bookshelf News - September 20, 2007 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

MICAD, GeneReviews, and HSTAT added content
Five new agents have been added to the Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD): 99mTc-Ubiquicidin29-4199mTc-UBI29-41Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=micad.chapter.UBI29-41Tc99m 2-((2-((Dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl)thio)-5-[123I]iodophenylamineRadioiodinated ADAMAvailable from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=micad.chapter.ADAM123I 86Y-DOTA-[Pro1,Tyr4]-Bombesin[1-14]86Y-MP2346Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=micad.chapter.MP2346Y86 99m Tc-Hydrazinonicotinic acid-bitistatin 99m Tc-HYNIC-bitistatin Availa...
Source: Bookshelf News - September 13, 2007 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

MICAD, GeneReviews, HSTAT and the NCBI Help Manual added new content
Two new agents have been added to the Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD): 5-Amino-7-(3-(4-[11C]methoxy)phenylpropyl)-2-(2-furyl)pyrazolo[4,3-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine[11C]SCH442416Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=micad.chapter.SCH442416-11C 99mTc(CO)3-Bipyridine-cyclo-(Arg-Gly-Asp-d-Tyr-Lys)99mTc(CO)3-BPy-c(RGDyK)Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=micad.chapter.BPy-cRGDyK99mTc ------ A new chapter has been added to GeneReviews: Baller-Gerold SyndromeAvailable from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fc...
Source: Bookshelf News - August 30, 2007 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

Two new books by Steven A. Frank on the Bookshelf
Two new books by Steven A. Frank have become available on the Bookshelf, "Dynamics of Cancer" and "Immunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease": Dynamics of CancerFrank, Steven A.Princeton (NJ): Princeton University Press; c2007 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=dyncan.TOC The onset of cancer presents one of the most fundamental problems in modern biology. In Dynamics of Cancer, Steven Frank produces the first comprehensive analysis of how particular genetic and environmental causes influence the age of onset. The book provides a unique ...
Source: Bookshelf News - August 2, 2007 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

4 MICAD agents and 5 HSTAT AHRQ Evidence Reports
Four new agents have been added to the Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD): 1-(3,4-[11C]Dimethoxyphenethyl)-4-[3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)propyl]piperazine[11C]SA6298Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=micad.chapter.SA6298C11 R-2-[131I]Iodophenyl-(1-(1-methylpiperidin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)methanoneR-[131I]AM2233Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=micad.chapter.AM2233-131I Microbubbles coated with antibody to intracellular adhesion molecule-1MBICAM-1Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=micad.chapter.MB-ICAM-1 ...
Source: Bookshelf News - March 1, 2007 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

GeneReviews Added Another Chapter
A new chapter has been added to GeneReviews: CLCN7-Related Osteopetrosis[Includes: Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II (ADOII), Infantile Malignant CLCN7-Related Autosomal Recessive Osteopetrosis (ARO), Intermediate Autosomal Osteopetrosis (IAO)] Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=gene.chapter.clcn7 ------All books on the NCBI Bookshelf are available from:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books The Bookshelf Team (Source: Bookshelf News)
Source: Bookshelf News - February 23, 2007 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

INSERM and MICAD added new content
Six new chapters have been added to the Collective Expert Evaluation Reports: Conduct: Disorder in children and adolescents (2005) Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=inserm2.chapter.1121 Cancer: A methodological approach for studying the link between cancer and the environment (2005) Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=inserm2.chapter.653 Suicide: Psychological autopsy, a research tool for prevention (2005) Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=inserm2.chapter.1030 Tuberculosis: Place of vaccination in control of the di...
Source: Bookshelf News - October 19, 2006 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books

Eurekah, GeneReviews, HSTAT, and MICAD added new content:
Three new chapters have been added to the Eurekah Bioscience Collection: Cell Metabolism:The Role of Synaptotagmin and Synaptotagmin-Like Protein (Slp) in Regulated Exocytosis Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=eurekah.chapter.65824 Development:The Contribution of the Neural Crest to the Vertebrate Body Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=eurekah.chapter.69936 Gene Expression:Expression of Hox Genes in the Nervous System of Vertebrates Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=eurekah.chapter.69443 Two new chapters have been added to GeneReview...
Source: Bookshelf News - August 17, 2006 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books