MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Springer Biomedical Sciences titles' source. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:59:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382064&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-662-7 series:Methods in Molecular BiologyWhile the utilization of microarrays for gene expression studies has been widely published, Microarray Methods for Drug Discovery describes the use of this technology for a multitude of other vital applications. Covering the field of drug discovery through its various aspects, including high throughput screening, target identification, drug metabolism and toxicity screening as well as clinical ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382064 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:18:41 +0100 3382064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382065&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-587-3 From Biology to Clinical Applicationsseries:Methods in Molecular BiologyFrom the early days when RNA interference was a strange artifact in worms to the 2006 Noble Prize received by Fire and Mello and the current clinical trials, the field of RNA interference has grown at a breakneck pace. In RNA Interference: From Biology to Clinical Applications, expert contributors provide an overview of the most current science and protocols that span the biological ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382065 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:11:36 +0100 3382065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382066&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-00476-6 series:Handbook of Experimental PharmacologyIn the view of most experts pharmacology is on drugs, targets, and actions. In the context the drug as a rule is seen as an active pharmaceutical ingredient and not as a complex mixture of chemical entities of a well defined structure. Today, we are becoming more and more aware of the fact that delivery of the active compound to the target site is a key. The present volume gives a topical ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382066 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:07:57 +0100 3382066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3349680&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1271-8 From Molecules to MinicolumnsThe recent perceived rise in autism worldwide has spurned a dramatic increase in autism research, but few studies have focused on determining the neurochemical basis of the disorder. The Neurochemical Basis of Autism: From Molecules to Minicolumns is a uniquely vital and interdisciplinary text that presents the latest findings and newest ideas regarding the physiological, neuropathological, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3349680 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:46:40 +0100 3349680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3345892&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3260-7 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3345892 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:56:26 +0100 3345892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3345893&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0795-0 series:Springer Series in Computational NeuroscienceThe induction of unconsciousness using anesthetic drugs demonstrates that the cerebral cortex can operate in two very different  modes: alert and responsive versus unaware and quiescent.  But the states of wakefulness and sleep are not single-neuron properties---they emerge as bulk properties of cooperating populations of neurons, with the switchover between states being similar to ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3345893 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:19:50 +0100 3345893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3345894&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-684-9 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3345894 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:14:19 +0100 3345894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3345895&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-04299-7 series:Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer's DiseaseNeurons share more similarities with insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells than with any other cell type. The root of this similarity may lie in the islet’s evolution from an ancestral insulin-producing neuron. The islet-neuron connection becomes less surprising as we learn more about insulin’s involvement in functions far from its traditional role in mediating glucose uptake in muscle. The ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3345895 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:05:52 +0100 3345895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3330731&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-5785-6 series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyThe main objective of this book has been to analyze in depth and discuss the different aspects related to the design and elaboration of cell-enclosing microcapsules, even the regulatory features and clinical trials under development. These improvements will lead to progression in this therapeutic approach which may become one day closer to a realistic proposal for clinical application.The ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3330731 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:44:32 +0100 3330731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3321643&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3843-2 The CAM assay in the study of angiogenesis and metastasisThe chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) is an extraembryonic membrane which serves as a gas exchange surface and its function is supported by a dense capillary network. Because of its extensive vascularization and easy accessibility, the CAM has been broadly used to study the morpho-functional aspects of the angiogenesis process in vivo and to investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3321643 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:26:28 +0100 3321643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3321644&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3742-8 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3321644 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:17:52 +0100 3321644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3321645&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3578-3 series:Diet and CancerDietary Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cancer provides all the latest information on the possible benefits of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) against a wide series of cancers. Several influential scientists in this field have contributed to make this book an unique one amongst the others published so far in this field. The chapters give detailed information about the ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3321645 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:17:41 +0100 3321645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3321646&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1242-8 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3321646 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:14:47 +0100 3321646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3321647&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0774-5 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3321647 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:14:22 +0100 3321647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3321648&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0792-9 Beyond Co-Receptor Function and Links to Other NeuropathologiesChemokines and their receptors are being recognized as an integral component of the nervous system implicated in fundamental aspects of development and homeostasis, such as neurotransmission, proliferation, differentiation, and neuronal-glial communication. Thus, their involvement in HIV neuropathology goes far beyond the co-receptors role and entails complex interactions of the chemokine ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3321648 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:13:58 +0100 3321648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3321649&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1205-3 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3321649 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:13:26 +0100 3321649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3321650&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-1-58829-463-0 series:Methods in Molecular BiologyThe landscape of immunocytochemistry has significantly evolved in past years. Once a laborious technique with limited application, the introduction of new detection systems and instrumentation has facilitated the widespread use of immunocytochemical methods. In the post-genomic era, the use of immunocytochemical methods has grown to include the identification of a broad spectrum of antigens ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3321650 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:10:18 +0100 3321650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3321651&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-03128-1 Building Blocks for a Conceptual Frameworkseries:On ThinkingThinking is one of the most fascinating and characteristic abilities of human beings. To advance our understanding of this distinctive feature that makes us human is not only an exciting scientific challenge but also of great relevance in terms of coping with more and more complex challenges of the world we live in and in terms of becoming the core value creation process in an increasingly ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3321651 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:06:50 +0100 3321651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3314352&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0684-7 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3314352 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:07:14 +0100 3314352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306102&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-5691-0 XIth Annual Oxford Conference on Modeling and Control of Breathingseries:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyThe Oxford Conference has been first held at Oxford University in 1948. Since then, it has been held every three years in various countries to exchange ideas and learn the latest findings on the control of respiration. The XIth Oxford Conference will focus on respiratory control, especially on the topics of respiratory rhythm generation and chemoreception. Clinical research on sleep apnea ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306102 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:28:20 +0100 3306102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306103&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0995-4 A Computational Modeler's Resource Bookseries:Springer Series in Computational NeuroscienceThe hippocampus plays an indispensible role in the formation of new memories in the mammalian brain. It is the focus of intense research and our understanding of its physiology, anatomy, and molecular structure has rapidly expanded in recent years. Yet, still much needs to be done to decipher how hippocampal microcircuits are built and function. Here, we present an overview of our current ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306103 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:26:12 +0100 3306103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287172&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-400-5 Methods and Protocolsseries:Methods in Molecular BiologyRecent critical advances in the field of immunotoxicology have led to incredible contributions to basic science, including crucial improvements in human risk assessment. In Immunotoxicity Testing: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers explore these changes, providing the reader with current, lab-ready procedures, along with the corresponding background information that is necessary to ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287172 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:12:23 +0100 3287172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287173&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-584-2 Methods and Protocolsseries:Methods in Molecular BiologySpanning from discoveries in fundamental immunology to industrial and commercial concerns, the study of vaccine adjuvants has developed into an exciting area of work with great, vital potential in innovating techniques in which adjuvants may steer the immune system towards the responses required by unmet vaccination needs. In Vaccine Adjuvants: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287173 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:13:25 +0100 3287173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3282982&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3464-9 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3282982 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:13:56 +0100 3282982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3282983&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3472-4 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3282983 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:45:58 +0100 3282983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3282984&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3554-7 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3282984 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:44:26 +0100 3282984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275329&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0780-6 Neuronal, Behavioral, and Computational ApproachesVisual motion is an essential piece of information for both perceiving our environment and controlling our actions. The visual motion system has evolved as an exquisite machinery adapted to reconstruct the direction and speed of the object of interest within a few dozen milliseconds. In the last decade, tremendous progress has been made in the understanding of how the outputs of local motion ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275329 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:13:23 +0100 3275329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275330&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1662-4 Pituitary, Parathyroid and Pancreasseries:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyThe vast expansion in research on tumorigenesis has greatly increased our understanding of tumor development in patients with inherited endocrine tumor syndromes. SuperMEN1, Pituitary, Parathyroid and Pancreas provides an up-to-date summary from clinical basics and latest follow-up guidelines to the most recent molecular findings in multiple endocrine neoplasia Type 1 syndrome. Articles have ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275330 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:34:04 +0100 3275330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275331&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1598-6 Vital Elements in Biology and Medicineseries:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyForkhead Transcription Factors: Vital Elements in Biology and Medicine provides a unique platform for the presentation of novel work and new insights into the vital role that forkhead transcription factors play in multiple systems throughout the body. Leading international authorities provide their knowledge and insights to offer a novel perspective for translational medicine that highlights ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275331 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:33:55 +0100 3275331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275332&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1602-0 series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyCancer remains a major challenge for modern society. Not only does cancer rank among the first three causes of mortality in most population groups but also the therapeutic options available for most tumor types are limited. The existing ones have limited efficacy, lack specificity and their administration carry major side effects. Hence the urgent need for novel cancer therapies. One of the ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275332 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:33:50 +0100 3275332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275333&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-79099-2 series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyBrain Inspired Cognitive Systems 2008 (June 24-27, 2008; São Luís, Brazil) brought together leading scientists and engineers who use analytic, syntactic and computational methods both to understand the prodigious processing properties of biological systems and, specifically, of the brain, and to exploit such knowledge to advance computational methods towards ever higher levels of cognitive ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275333 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:29:29 +0100 3275333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275334&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0710-3 series:Cancer GeneticsOncogenes and tumor suppressor genes had been traditionally studied in the context of cell proliferation, differentiation, senescence, and survival, four relatively cell-autonomous processes. Consequently, in the late ‘80s-mid ‘90s, neoplastic growth was described largely as a net imbalance between cell accumulation and loss, brought about through mutations in cancer genes. In the last ten ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275334 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:23:52 +0100 3275334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275335&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-473-9 series:NeuromethodsAs the presence of genetically modified animal models in research laboratories has multiplied, the role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of brain disorders has become particularly important. The refinement of molecular genetic methods has continued to broaden our understanding of the genetic factors associated with a variety of disorders.  In Transgenic and Mutant Tools to ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275335 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:52:21 +0100 3275335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275336&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-04608-7 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275336 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:17:54 +0100 3275336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3253886&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3182-2 A Student PrimerEvolution is just a theory, isn’t it? What is a scientific theory anyway? Don’t scientists prove things? What is the difference between a fact, a hypothesis and a theory in science? How does scientific thinking differ from religious thinking? Why are most leading scientists atheists? Are science and religion compatible? Why are there so many different religious beliefs but only one science? ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3253886 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:22:25 +0100 3253886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235202&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3182-2 A Student Primer Evolution is just a theory, isn’t it? What is a scientific theory anyway? Don’t scientists prove things? What is the difference between a fact, a hypothesis and a theory in science? How does scientific thinking differ from religious thinking? Why are most leading scientists atheists? Are science and religion compatible? Why are there so many different religious beliefs but only one ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235202 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:38:32 +0100 3235202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235203&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3185-3 General Overviews, Head and Neck Cancer and Thyroid Cancer series: Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis The seventh volume of the series, Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis, discusses General Methods, Overviews, Head and Neck Cancer, and Thyroid Cancer. As in the other six volumes of the series, these subjects are discussed in detail. This fully illustrated volume presents overviews inRadio-immunotherapy in CancerMultidrug ResistanceCancer BiomarkersRole of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235203 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:08:35 +0100 3235203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235204&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2648-4 Over a decade ago, a small cellular protein of 12 kDa, with 18% homology to the well-known ubiquitin protein, was co-discovered and termed Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier, or SUMO. Sumoylation is a post-translational modification that utilizes SUMO as the modifier group covalently attached to target substrates. This state-of-the art review on the sumoylation system deals with protein ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235204 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:08:25 +0100 3235204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235205&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3380-2 series: Heat Shock Proteins Heat Shock Proteins and Whole Body Physiology is an exciting new book in the Heat Shock Proteins series which provides the most up-to-date review on novel mechanisms insights into the important role played by heat shock proteins in human physiology. Written by leaders in the field of heat shock protein exercise physiology, neuroscience and aging, the chapters systematically and in ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235205 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:07:30 +0100 3235205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235206&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1405-7 edited by Kenro Kusumi, Ph.D.Table of Contents: Genetic Regulation of Somite and Early Spinal Patterning Kenro Kusumi, Ph.D., Walter Eckalbar, Olivier Pourquie, Ph.D. Development and Functional Anatomy of the Spine J. Alan Rawls, PhD and Rebecca E. Fisher, PhD Environmental Factors and Axial Skeletal Dysmorphogenesis Peter G. Alexander, Ph.D. and Rocky ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235206 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:49:57 +0100 3235206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235207&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1169-8 series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Adhesive interactions are important for cell trafficking, differentiation, function and tissue formation. In the nervous system, many cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are involved in migration of neuroblasts, outgrowth and fasciculation of neuronal processes, formation of synapses and rearrangements of synaptic contacts associated with plasticity including learning and memory. More ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235207 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:49:43 +0100 3235207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3200012&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-475-3 series: Neuromethods Since the introduction of fluorescent calcium indicators and the subsequent development of capacities for real-time monitoring and imaging of calcium movements in the intact cells studied in isolation, in situ and in vivo, the complex and vital calcium signalling system has been illuminated, proving calcium signals to be excellent universal reporters of cellular activity. In ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3200012 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:38:40 +0100 3200012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3200013&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-361-9 Cellular and Molecular Methods series: Methods in Molecular Biology As the research has continued, it has become increasingly clear that natural killer (NK) cells are critical sentinels of the innate immune response, playing important roles in protecting the body from numerous pathogens and cancer in addition to contributing to normal pregnancy and impacting the outcomes of transplantation. While the first edition provided a valuable collection of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3200013 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:02:00 +0100 3200013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193088&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fjournal%2F13318 (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193088 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:37:56 +0100 3193088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120097&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-057-1 Methods and Protocols series: Methods in Molecular Biology As the drug discovery process shifts more and more toward specifically targeting pathways and molecules, model systems continue to increase in importance, and the mouse, with its versatility, ease of use, and remarkable similarity to the human genome, has clearly risen to the forefront of animal model studies.  In Mouse Models for Drug Discovery: Methods and Protocols, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120097 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:38:08 +0100 3120097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120098&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-528-6 series: Neuromethods Playing an important role in the treatment of neurological disorders, the delivery of drugs to central nervous system (CNS), both administered directly and administered systematically for targeted action, encounters a major challenge in the form of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which limits the access of drugs to the brain substance. In Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120098 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:05:12 +0100 3120098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120099&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0638-0 Revealing the molecular basis of aging has been one of the most challenging aspects of medical science, and now the epigenetics of aging is in a Renaissance phase. This seminal work covers the fascinating role of epigenetics in aging, ranging from basic epigenetic processes of aging to epigenetic drugs that may intervene in allow aging and age-related diseases.Epigenetics of Aging presents ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120099 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:04:52 +0100 3120099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120100&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0888-9 series: Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Aspects This book is a proceedings of the AAPS Stability Workshop. This workshop provide an understanding of the regulatory perspective of Stability Testing and position the stability program for 21st century globally by: Learning regulatory initiatives on global stability submission.Stability testing in challenging storage environment such as ASEAN or Caribbean region.Exploring concept of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120100 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:04:18 +0100 3120100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120101&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60327-417-3 series: Methods in Molecular Biology The last few years have witnessed the creation of new generations of sequence reading compounds, which have incredible potential for targeting specific DNA sequences. In Drug-DNA Interaction Protocols, Second Edition, expert researchers explore these compounds, revealing how a deeper understanding of the structure of DNA, along with an improved ability to manipulate it, has led to ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120101 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:03:48 +0100 3120101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120102&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1074-5 Leonard Hayflick and colleagues coined the term "cellular senescence" to describe the inevitable and irreversible proliferation arrest of primary human cells in culture. Specifically, Hayflick and coworkers reported the phenomenon of replicative senescence in primary human fibroblasts, showing that these cells can proliferate in vitro for about 55 population doublings before their ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120102 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:03:41 +0100 3120102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120103&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1110-0 is the first volume to collect and summarize the current understanding of the Rho GTPases and their involvement in the progression of human cancer. The critical role of the Rho GTPases, their regulatory proteins, and their effectors in cancer progression has become increasingly evident over the past decade. As translational research increases on these proteins, their ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120103 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:03:36 +0100 3120103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120104&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bphysiology%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1239-8 series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology This book covers all aspects involved in uptake of oxygen from the air, transport by blood stream, and its ultimate consumption in the cell in various organs as discussed at the 36th Annual Meeting of the International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT) held in Sapporo, Japan in August 2008. Special attention will be paid to methods of oxygen measurement in living tissue ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120104 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:02:13 +0100 3120104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3110604&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3470-0 series: Subcellular Biochemistry Since the establishment of the DNA structure researchers have been highly interested in the molecular basis of the inheritance of genes and of genetic disorders. Scientific investigations of the last two decades have shown that, in addition to oncogenic viruses and signalling pathways alterations, genomic instability is important in the development of cancer. This view is supported ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3110604 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:38:21 +0100 3110604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3110605&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3414-4 An up-and-coming therapeutical tool "Apoptosome" is the first book that presents a concise synthesis of recent developments in the understanding of how the activation of the cell death cascade is handled by a cytosolic signalling platform known as the apoptosome. The book also discusses how insights into the regulation of apoptosome may be exploited for designing new drugs aimed at interfere with a plethora ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3110605 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:07:18 +0100 3110605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3110606&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-03660-6 series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology The postnatal development of the human hippocampal formation (HF) is subject of increasing interest due to its implication in important pathologies that hamper the normal development of children. In this work, the authors present a glimpse of the main events that constitute important milestones in the development and shaping of some of the most important psychological ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3110606 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:07:14 +0100 3110606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3110607&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-04297-3 series: Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences The discovery of microRNAs has revealed an unexpected and spectacular additional level of fine tuning of the genome and how genes are used again and again in different combinations to generate the complexity that underlies for instance the brain. Since the initial studies performed in C.elegans, we have gone a far way to begin to understand how microRNA pathways can have an impact ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3110607 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:07:13 +0100 3110607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3110608&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2917-1 Ovarian Cancer, Renal Cancer, Urogenitary tract Cancer, Urinary Bladder Cancer, Cervical Uterine Cancer, Skin Cancer, Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma and Sarcoma series: Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis This sixth volume in the series Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis discusses Ovarian Cancer, Renal Cancer, Urogenitary Cancer, Urinary Bladder Cancer, Cervical Uterine Cancer, Skin Cancer, Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma and Sarcoma. Both standard and emerging therapies for these cancers, written by expert oncologists/pathologists in this field, are included.This fully ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3110608 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:06:44 +0100 3110608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3110609&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-03732-0 A Model System With Implications for Tissue Regeneration in Mammals series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology The present review deals with the analysis of the cytological processess occurring during tissue regeneration in the tail and limb of lizards. These reptiles are considered as a model to understand the process of tissue regeneration in all amniotes. The review begins with some evolutive considerations on the origin of tail regeneration in comparison to the failure of limb ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3110609 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:04:57 +0100 3110609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3104481&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-77499-2 Worldwide, there are an estimated 232,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer annually. In the United States, it is the fourth leading cause of cancer death, and approximately 30,000 people die of pancreatic cancer each year. The disease is difficult to diagnose in its early stages, and most patients have incurable disease by the time they present with symptoms. The overall 5-year survival rate for ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3104481 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:37:34 +0100 3104481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3104482&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-77498-5 Worldwide, there are an estimated 232,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer annually. In the United States, it is the fourth leading cause of cancer death, and approximately 30,000 people die of pancreatic cancer each year. The disease is difficult to diagnose in its early stages, and most patients have incurable disease by the time they present with symptoms. The overall 5-year survival rate for ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3104482 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:21:37 +0100 3104482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3104483&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3143-3 This Book "A3 Adenosine Receptors from Cell Biology to Pharmacology and Therapeutics " documents the present state of knowledge of the adenosine A3 receptor. Adenosine A3 receptors are G protein-linked receptors that function in physiology and intracellular signaling and are involved in inflammatory responses and mediating cell proliferation and cell death. The A3 receptor is ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3104483 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:23:02 +0100 3104483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3104484&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-03857-0 series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology will follow (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3104484 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:21:56 +0100 3104484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3104485&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fvirology%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-02174-9 series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology will follow (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3104485 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:21:11 +0100 3104485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096032&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0813-1 Cells require interactions with extracellular matrix (ECM) components in order to undergo normal morphogenesis with respect to organogenesis. ECM plays a significant role in regulating numerous cellular functions, like cell shape, adhesion, migration, proliferation, polarity, differentiation and apoptosis. In pathological conditions such as cancer, increased synthesis of certain ECM components ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096032 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:02:57 +0100 3096032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3088662&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0448-5 Epidemiology, Pathology and Genetics series: Cancer Genetics Male Reproductive Cancers: Epidemiology, Pathology and Genetics presents a thoughtful, comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the etiology of the prostate gland and the testes, summarizing decades of research in the three most important etiological disciplines: epidemiology, pathology and genetics. This book is comprised of four distinct sections: Epidemiology, Pathology, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3088662 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:42:13 +0100 3088662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3088663&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-3-540-37653-8 Problems and Approaches The fourth, completely revised edition of this classic reference and textbook presents a cohesive and up-to-date exposition of the concepts, results, and problems underlying theory and practice in human and medical genetics. In the 10 years since the appearance of the third edition, many new insights have emerged for understanding the genetic basis of development ... 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(Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084333 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:02:07 +0100 3084333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084334&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbirkhauser%2Fbiosciences%2Fbook%2F978-3-7643-8337-4 Volume 2: Clinical Toxicology series: Experientia Supplementum Clinical Toxicology is the second volume of a three-volume set on molecular, clinical and environmental toxicology that offers a comprehensive and in-depth response to the increasing importance and abundance of chemicals of daily life. By providing intriguing insights far down to the molecular level, this three-volume work covers the entire range of modern toxicology with ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084334 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:02:09 +0100 3084334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084335&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0980-0 series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Course covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections.Each of the chapters in this book is based on a lecture given at the sixth "Infection and Immunity in Children" course, held at the end of June 2008 at Keble College, Oxford.Thus, it is the sixth ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084335 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:04:39 +0100 3084335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3078579&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3294-2 Sources of Renewable Energy Nature offers abundant renewable resources that can be used to replace fossil fuels but issues of cost, technology readiness levels, and compatibility with existing distribution networks remain. Cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel are the most immediately obvious target fuels, with hydrogen, methane and butanol as other potentially viable products. Sustainable Biotechnology; Sources ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3078579 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:38:18 +0100 3078579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3078580&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2631-6 Inhalation and health effects A huge effort is put into the science of nanoparticles and their production. In many cases it is unavoidable that nanoparticles are released into the environment, either during the production processes or during the use of a product made from these particles. It is also realized that combustion processes like traffic and power plants release nanoparticles into the atmosphere. ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3078580 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:03:56 +0100 3078580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3070523&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-02308-8 At the Forefront of Modern Immunology Natural killer (NK) cells have been at the forefront of immunology for two decades. During that time, a great amount of information about these cells has been obtained. They are important in antiinfectious and antitumoral defense and shape the adaptive immune response. In addition, they can act as immunoregulatory cells. In recent years, the therapeutic potential of NK cells in ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3070523 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:44:55 +0100 3070523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3070524&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fmolecular%2Fbook%2F978-1-60327-377-0 Methods and Protocols series: Methods in Molecular Biology Over the course of the last hundred years, the field of endocrinology has received ever-increasing attention. Research and developing technologies have resulted in a significant leap in our understanding of the causes and treatment of endocrine dysfunction. In Molecular Endocrinology: Methods and Protocols, leaders in the field share a diversity of cutting-edge techniques that are ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3070524 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:04:12 +0100 3070524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3070525&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-76642-3 series: Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Aspects Monoclonal antibodies represent one of the fastest growing areas of new drug development within the pharmaceutical industry. Several blockbuster products have been approved over the past several years including Rituxan, Remicade, Avastin, Humira, and Herceptin. In addition, over 300 new drugs are currently in clinical trials. With both large, established biotechnology companies and ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3070525 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:03:06 +0100 3070525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3061356&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-77497-8 Worldwide, there are an estimated 232, 000 new cases of pancreatic cancer annually. In the United States, it is the fourth leading cause of cancer death, and approximately 30,000 people die of pancreatic cancer each year. The disease is difficult to diagnose in its early stages, and most patients have incurable disease by the time they present with symptoms. The overall 5-year survival rate ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3061356 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:37:58 +0100 3061356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3055945&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-540-79087-7 series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology Doping in sports and the fight against it has gained increasing attention in recent years. The pharmacological basis for a possible performance enhancement in competitive sport through the administration of prohibited substances and methods as well as the analytical disclosure of such practices are comprehensively covered in 21 contributions by outstanding and distinctive authors. ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3055945 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:37:39 +0100 3055945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3055946&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2849-5 series: Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues This book presents the latest findings in field of research of mechanosensitivity of the heart. The Volume focuses on molecular mechanisms of mechanotransduction in cardiac cells. It contains a detailed description of several stretch-induced signaling cascades with multiple levels of crosstalk between different pathways. It highlights the role of cardiac stretch-activated channels ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3055946 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:03:55 +0100 3055946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3035788&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3134-1 Prenatal life is the period of maximal development in animals, and it is well recognised that factors that alter development can have profound effects on the embryonic, fetal and postnatal animal. Scientists involved in research on livestock productivity have for decades studied postnatal consequences of fetal development on productivity. Recently, however, there has been a surge in interest ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3035788 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:02:19 +0100 3035788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3035789&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2975-1 series: Heat Shock Proteins Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Heat Shock Proteins in Infectious Disease provides the most current review of the literature relating to the role and influence of heat shock (stress) proteins on the establishment, progression and resolution of infectious disease. Written by leaders in the field of heat shock proteins (HSP) and their biological and immunological properties, the ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3035789 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:03:15 +0100 3035789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3035790&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-279-7 Ionic Transporters, Pumps, and New Channels series: Contemporary Neuroscience Ischemic brain damage represents a major source of morbidity and mortality in westernized society and poses a significant financial burden on the health care system. To date, few effective therapies have been realized to treat stroke and promising avenues have not proven clinically useful. Recent evidence, however, suggests that channels, pumps, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3035790 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:03:11 +0100 3035790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3035791&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-73225-1 The Role of Excitotoxic Programmed Cell Death Mechanisms This book is the result of a convergence of scientific information regarding mechanisms that produce acute nerve cell death in the brain. Although seemingly disparate, stroke, brain and spinal cord trauma, coma from a low serum glucose concentration (hypoglycemia), and prolonged epileptic seizures have in common the inciting factor of excitotoxicity, the activation of a specific ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3035791 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:39 +0100 3035791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3033270&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1600-6 series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Pathogen-Derived Immunomodulatory Molecules is a book title that may require some explanation. Pathogens that are present today have evolved following a long association with man and have developed unique strategies that have been optimized by natural selection to subvert the host immunity. As we approach the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, it is appropriate to ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3033270 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:02:01 +0100 3033270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026044&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-00662-3 series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology This book provides the current state of knowledge of basic mechanisms of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The main focus is on idiosyncratic drug reactions because they are the most difficult to deal with. It starts with a general description of the major targets for ADRs followed by a description of what are presently believed to be mediators and biochemical pathways involved in ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026044 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:38:56 +0100 3026044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026045&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1049-3 Interactions of the Immune and skeletal systems II series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology It has only recently been appreciated that the immune and skeletal systems have major interactions. It is now well documented that osteoclasts, which are important cellular mediators of skeletal homeostasis, are derived from hematopoietic precursors that also give rise to immune cells. In addition, numerous cytokines that were first shown to regulate immune cell function have also ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026045 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:03:05 +0100 3026045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026046&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0133-0 Implications for Disease and Therapy Imaging is a key area of translational research that provides a unique bridge from the laboratory to the clinic as the same techniques and technologies can applied across the various phases of drug development. Neuroimaging is now central to research and drug development in the neurosciences since it can be used to detect the pharmacological and physiological consequences of drug ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026046 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:02:23 +0100 3026046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3022415&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1481-1 The Social Production of Chronic Disease A cognitive paradigm for gene expression, via the asymptotic limit theorems of information theory, allows better understanding of how embedding context affects the development of organisms. In sum, epigenetic information sources act as tunable catalysts, directing ontogeny into characteristic pathways, a perspective having important implications for epigenetic epidemiology. The ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3022415 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:38:00 +0100 3022415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3022416&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2407-7 Aspergillosis is an infection or allergic response caused by the fungus Aspergillus. Aspergillus conidia are widely dispersed in the environment and can easily reach human lungs and/or paranasal sinuses: most people inhale Aspergillosis spores every day!The label Aspergillosis is used for several diverse clinical conditions. For instance, invasive Aspergillosis typically affects severely ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3022416 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:06:54 +0100 3022416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3022417&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-03000-0 series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences This volume highlights current state-of-the-art approaches and important findings on the behavioral neurobiology of drug addiction by prominent neuroscientists. Preclinical chapters span synaptic neuroplasticity associated with drug use, the neural systems underlying conditioned drug effects implicated in drug craving, and the role of sensitization and withdrawal processes in ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3022417 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:05:49 +0100 3022417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3022418&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0506-2 series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development The field of macromolecular therapeutics for cancer therapy is of considerable importance, as these therapeutic systems are gaining more and more interest to give new directions for the treatment of this dreadful disease. Macromolecular Anticancer Therapeutics, which describes in detail the macromolecular therapeutics for cancer therapy, covers the classification of these ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3022418 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:05:46 +0100 3022418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3022419&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-494-4 A Revolution in Biology, Toxicology and Medicine Hormesis is defined as any circumstance in which exposure of a cell or organism to a low dose of a substance or condition results in an adaptive stimulatory/beneficial outcome, while exposure to a high dose results in an inhibitory / detrimental outcome. When plotted on a graph the shape of the dose response curve is biphasic, the hallmark of hormesis. This groundbreaking book ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3022419 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:05:30 +0100 3022419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3022420&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0451-5 The technology of detecting and interpreting patterns of reflected light has reached a remarkable degree of maturity that now permits high spatial and temporal resolution visualization at both the systems and cellular levels. There now exist several optical imaging methodologies, based on either hemodynamic changes in nervous tissue or neurally-induced light scattering changes, that can be ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3022420 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:03:32 +0100 3022420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3022421&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1138-4 Applications of High-Resolution EPR to Metalloenzymes series: Biological Magnetic Resonance Metals in BiologyApplications of High Resolution EPR to MetalloenzymesProf. Graeme R. Hanson, University of Queensland and Prof. Lawrence J. Berliner, University of DenverMetal ions in biology is an ever expanding area in science and medicine involving metal ions in proteins and enzymes, their biosynthesis, catalysis, electron transfer, metal ion trafficking, gene regulation and ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3022421 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:03:15 +0100 3022421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3016890&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2560-9 The book The DNA Damage Response: Implications on Cancer Formation and Treatment brings together a great collection of review articles. The articles have been written by a group of experts who have a deep knowledge of the recent advances in the fields of DNA damage signalling and repair and their implications in carcinogenesis. The book is divided into chapters that deal with ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3016890 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:38 +0100 3016890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3016891&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2447-3 A comprehensive review on their mode of action, treatment of abuse and intoxication Finally - a book that covers all aspects of the illicit use of cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy and/or designer drugs such as GHB, written by two experts in their field. The use of these drugs remains a continuous threat in health and medical care delivery, and this book will be an essential asset to the physician who may have to face the evaluation of patients whose use of these ... 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(Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992300 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:02:18 +0100 2992300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992301&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1086-8 From Formulation Development to Manufacturing Suspension dosage form is a preferred and widely accepted dosage forms for insoluble or poorly soluble drugs for various therapeutic applications. The suspension dosage form has long been used for insoluble and poorly soluble drugs for making oral, topical and parenteral products. Pharmaceutical Suspensions, From Formulation Development to Manufacturing provides the reader ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992301 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:26:17 +0100 2992301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992302&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-93876-9 Pathways, Mechanisms and Regulation series: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit The human body is made up of trillions of tiny cells that cannot be seen by the naked eye. The functioning units inside these cells are macromolecules that need to travel in the three-dimensional cell-space to distances ten thousand times their size. This movement is highly ordered, requires energy and takes place on molecular tracks that serve as a sophisticated transport ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992302 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:14:35 +0100 2992302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992303&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-93873-8 Clinical Applications Optical detection represents the next great horizon for cancer imaging. As molecularly targeted therapeutic agents are delivered to the clinic in increasing numbers, there is a parallel opportunity to advance optical imaging techniques. Because of its limited toxicity and potential for real-time information, optical imaging represents an underdeveloped modality in clinical ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992303 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:47:55 +0100 2992303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2973515&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-3039-9 presents an up-to-date overview about the dual role of stem cells in health and disease. The Editors have drawn together an international team of experts providing chapters which, in this fully-illustrated volume, discuss: - the controversial debate on the great expectations concerning stem cell based regeneration therapies raised by the pluripotency of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2973515 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:38:14 +0100 2973515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003174&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fjournal%2F13277 Tumor Markers, Tumor Targeting and Translational Cancer Research (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003174 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:35:13 +0100 3003174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2942995&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-1-60327-410-4 Methods and Protocols series: Methods in Molecular Biology In recent years, single nucleotide polymorphisms have received increased and special attention in a rapidly developing field of personalized medicine and drug treatment. Comprising more than eighty percent of all known polymorphisms, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are primarily responsible for phenotypic differences between individuals, and have been suggested to affect the ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2942995 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:38:22 +0100 2942995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2942996&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-01845-9 series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology Our gut is colonized by numerous bacteria throughout our life, and the gut epithelium is constantly exposed to foreign microbes and dietary antigens. Thus, the gut epithelium acts as a barrier against microbial invaders and is equipped with various innate defense systems. Resident commensal and foreign invading bacteria interact intimately with the gut epithelium and can impact ... 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(Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2962577 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:30 +0100 2962577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2938577&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-3-540-69263-8 Computational Approaches and Software The discipline of statistical genetics is highly computational. Be it exact computational methods, simulation based, or a hybrid of the two, computational packages are indispensable tools and constant companions of researchers in the field. This handbook is intended to provide human geneticists and other biomedical researchers with guidance on selections of appropriate ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2938577 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:03:05 +0100 2938577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2911766&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-302-2 Characterization Using Behavioral Tests series: Neuromethods Affecting approximately twenty percent of the world population, mood and anxiety disorders have been the subject of ever-increasing research. This increased research parallels a remarkable growth in the use of the laboratory mouse as a tool to understand the biological and genetic basis of mood and anxiety disorders as well as to develop improved ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2911766 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:38:17 +0100 2911766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2911767&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-30345-1 Neural Lipids (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2911767 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:02:47 +0100 2911767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902721&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2908-9 form, function and future perspectives This book contains a comprehensive series of reviews on the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) family of peptides. This family of peptide hormones has a diverse and constantly expanding range of important physiologic functions, including regulation of blood calcium, vascular tension, feeding behavior and pain recognition. This volume includes chapters on: The adrenomedullin ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2902721 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:02:53 +0100 2902721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902722&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2812-9 Translation from Pathomechanisms to Therapies series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology This book represents the state of the art of neuromuscular diseases as a whole, including muscular dystrophies, mitochondrial disorders, peripheral neuropathies, spinal muscular atrophy, motoneurone disease and Friedreich ataxia. It offers a current review of inherited neuromuscular diseases under different approaches: genetics, pathomechanisms, therapies and treatments. Many genes ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2902722 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:02:57 +0100 2902722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902723&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2677-4 the technoscience and its societal consequences Synthetic biology is becoming one of the most dynamic new fields of biology, with the potential to revolutionize the way we do biotechnology today. By applying the toolbox of engineering disciplines to biology, a whole set of potential applications become possible ranging very widely across scientific and engineering disciplines. Some of the potential benefits of synthetic biology, ... 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In fMRI Techniques and Protocols, an international ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2881075 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:02:10 +0100 2881075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879088&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0810-0 Issues and Applications in Oncology series: Applied Bioinformatics and Biostatistics in Cancer Research Computational Biology: Issues and Applications in Oncology provides a comprehensive report on recent techniques and results in computational oncology essential to the knowledge of scientists, engineers, as well as postgraduate students working on the areas of computational biology, bioinformatics, and medical informatics.With chapters timely prepared and written by experts in the ... 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(Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879089 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:03:56 +0100 2879089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879090&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-03044-4 series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation Death receptors play a central role in directing apoptosis in mammalian cells. This process of active cell death is important for a number of biological processes, e.g. for the regulation of the immune system. Death receptors are cell surface receptors that transmit apoptotic signals initiated by corresponding death ligands. Many complex signaling pathways are activated and ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879090 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:02:13 +0100 2879090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879091&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-540-88954-0 series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences The endocannabinoid signalling system is one of the key modulators of central nervous function. This volume provides timely and in-depth coverage of the roles of the endocannabinoid signalling system in the neurobiology of behavior. It is essential reading for any researcher with a background in neuroscience wanting to know more about the endocannabinoids. The first section ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879091 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:02:07 +0100 2879091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871165&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0771-4 Novel Biological Mechanisms and Impact on Clinical Practice Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality. Metastatic lung cancer is responsible for more than ninety percent of lung cancer related deaths. However, relatively little progress has been made in understanding the process of lung cancer metastasis. The two main aims of this book are a) to introduce clinical aspects to basic scientists and basic molecular and ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871165 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:02:53 +0100 2871165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871166&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-1-60327-012-0 series: Contemporary Immunology The BLyS/BAFF family of cytokines and receptors has captured and held the attention of B cell biologists during the last decade. Discovery of the two ligands and three receptors comprising this family has yielded a watershed of insights; fostering fresh paradigms in our views about the differentiation, selection, and homeostatic control of virtually all B cell subsets. Moreover, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871166 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:02:15 +0100 2871166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2861863&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0063-0 What goes into making a Biotechnology Product The Business of Bioscience: What goes into making a Biotechnology Product captivatingly describes the unique and challenging facets within the exciting field of biotechnology business and medical product innovation. Biotechnology is the melding of business and science and, therefore, creates different challenges than those faced by other industries. There are longer development ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2861863 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:38:35 +0100 2861863 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871167&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-286-5 series: Contemporary Neuroscience This book charts the way forward through the field of mammalian brain development, in which the integration of biological function can occur at all levels between the gene and the organism itself. Mammalian Brain Development examines the traditional "nature versus nurture" argument in the spectrum of brain development, discussing in particular sex differences in spatial ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871167 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:04:39 +0100 2871167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2861864&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fhumana%2Bpress%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-286-5 series: Contemporary Neuroscience This book charts the way forward through the field of mammalian brain development, in which the integration of biological function can occur at all levels between the gene and the organism itself. Mammalian Brain Development examines the traditional "nature versus nurture" argument in the spectrum of brain development, discussing in particular sex differences in spatial ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2861864 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:04:39 +0100 2861864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2850785&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-1232-9 An Evolutionary Perspective Attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, asperger's syndrome, and autism, to name but a few, may be viewed as points on a spectrum of developmental disabilities in which those points share features in common and possibly etiology as well, varying only in severity and in the primary ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2850785 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:02:11 +0100 2850785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871168&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-246-9 Methods and Protocols series: Methods in Molecular Biology As two of the leading causes of death worldwide, heart disease and stroke represent a clear target for genomic research aimed at deciphering the genes and cellular pathways that underlie cardiovascular disease and creating improved therapies. In Cardiovascular Genomics: Methods and Protocols, experts in the field provide methods for cardiovascular phenotyping of rodent models in ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871168 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:05:01 +0100 2871168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2850786&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fhumana%2Bpress%2Fgenetics%2B%2526%2Bgenomics%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-246-9 Methods and Protocols series: Methods in Molecular Biology As two of the leading causes of death worldwide, heart disease and stroke represent a clear target for genomic research aimed at deciphering the genes and cellular pathways that underlie cardiovascular disease and creating improved therapies. In Cardiovascular Genomics: Methods and Protocols, experts in the field provide methods for cardiovascular phenotyping of rodent models in ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2850786 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:05:01 +0100 2850786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871169&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-339-8 Methods and Protocols series: Methods in Molecular Biology Due to their importance to cell biology, DNA topology-altering enzymes, collectively DNA topoisomerases and gyrases, have been studied thoroughly from a biochemical perspective, yet the expansion of research at the molecular and cellular levels continues to show a great deal of promise. In DNA Topoisomerases: Methods and Protocols, experts in the field present a compendium of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871169 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:03:15 +0100 2871169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2850787&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fhumana%2Bpress%2Fgenetics%2B%2526%2Bgenomics%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-339-8 Methods and Protocols series: Methods in Molecular Biology Due to their importance to cell biology, DNA topology-altering enzymes, collectively DNA topoisomerases and gyrases, have been studied thoroughly from a biochemical perspective, yet the expansion of research at the molecular and cellular levels continues to show a great deal of promise. In DNA Topoisomerases: Methods and Protocols, experts in the field present a compendium of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2850787 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:03:15 +0100 2850787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2850788&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-0-387-30365-9 Schizophrenia This volume of the Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology focuses on neurochemical aspects of schizophrenia. Chapters cover the full range of schizophrenia symptoms and anatomical pathologies from neurochemical and molecular biology perspectives. Topics include changes in neurotransmitter systems, alteration in receptors, neurotransmitter release, genetic factors, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2850788 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:02:23 +0100 2850788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834003&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fhumana%2Bpress%2Fgenetics%2B%2526%2Bgenomics%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-231-5 Methods and Protocols series: Methods in Molecular Biology Now a major approach in the identification of certain gene product functions, reverse chemical genetics allows the identification of target genes to precede phenotypic changes created by specific small molecules. In Reverse Chemical Genetics: Methods and Protocols, expert authors introduce fundamental resources, including databases for reverse chemical genetics, as well as the ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834003 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:03:16 +0100 2834003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871170&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bgenetics%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-231-5 Methods and Protocols series: Methods in Molecular Biology Now a major approach in the identification of certain gene product functions, reverse chemical genetics allows the identification of target genes to precede phenotypic changes created by specific small molecules. In Reverse Chemical Genetics: Methods and Protocols, expert authors introduce fundamental resources, including databases for reverse chemical genetics, as well as the ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871170 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:04:39 +0100 2871170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834004&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fhuman%2Bphysiology%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-00645-6 There is a strong interest in transthyretin (TTR) in connection with protein evolution, medical and clinical research. Thus, this is an exciting time for experts in TTR research to come together to write a monograph covering both the basic and the clinical research into TTR. Transthyretin is a protein found in human blood and cerebrospinal fluid. It is directly involved in the transport of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834004 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:06:06 +0100 2834004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834005&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fimmunology%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-00301-1 series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology Autophagy is a fundamental biological process that enables cells to autodigest their own cytosol during starvation and other forms of stress. It has a growing spectrum of acknowledged roles in immunity, aging, development, neurodegeneration, and cancer biology. An immunological role of autophagy was first recognized with the discovery of autophagy’s ability to sanitize the cellular ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834005 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:05:25 +0100 2834005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814149&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-3-0346-0234-1 Reports of the National Reference Laboratories 2008 series: BVL-Reporte (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814149 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:37:28 +0100 2814149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814150&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbirkhauser%2Fbiosciences%2Fbook%2F978-3-7643-8678-8 series: Milestones in Drug Therapy PEGylated Protein Drugs: Basic Science and Clinical Applications describes the basic technologies and the major results obtained with the PEGylation technique, the covalent binding to proteins, peptides and small organic molecules of the hydrophilic and biocompatible polymer poly(ethylene glycol) to improve their therapeutic efficacy. The book results from the collaboration of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814150 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:04:58 +0100 2814150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2812132&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2246-2 series: Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment Lymphangiogenesis and Cancer Metastasis introduces the new field of lymphatic vessel growth and development, and its relationship to the metastatic spread of cancer cells. The book covers all aspects of this new field from the fundamental role that protein growth factors and their receptors play in lymphangiogenesis to the potential application of these advances to cancer diagnosis ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2812132 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:38:39 +0100 2812132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871171&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-310-7 series: Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience The past twenty years have seen remarkable advances in neuroscience, neurology, imaging techniques, and diagnostic strategies. These advances have been successfully applied to many different diseases, including thiamine deficiency and associated clinical disorders. Syndromes such as beriberi, Wernicke’s disease, Leigh’s disease, African Seasonal Ataxia, and various inherited ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871171 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:04:24 +0100 2871171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2812133&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fhumana%2Bpress%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-310-7 series: Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience The past twenty years have seen remarkable advances in neuroscience, neurology, imaging techniques, and diagnostic strategies. These advances have been successfully applied to many different diseases, including thiamine deficiency and associated clinical disorders. Syndromes such as beriberi, Wernicke’s disease, Leigh’s disease, African Seasonal Ataxia, and various inherited ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2812133 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:04:24 +0100 2812133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2799870&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0388-4 series: Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience Recent experimental research advances have led to increasingly detailed descriptions of how networks of interacting neurons process information. With these developments, it has become clear that dynamic network behaviors underlie information processing, and that the observed activity patterns cannot be fully explained by simple concepts such as synchrony and phase locking. These ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2799870 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:38:02 +0100 2799870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2790213&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2277-6 At the time of the first edition of Principles of Cancer Biotherapy in 1987, this book represented the first comprehensive textbook on biological therapy. In 1991, when the second edition was published, there was still some doubt on the part of many oncologists and cancer researchers as to the therapeutic value of these new approaches. By 2003 and the fourth edition, it was generally agreed ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2790213 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:01:55 +0100 2790213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2790214&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-90-481-2244-8 series: Cell Engineering Mammalian cell lines command an effective monopoly for the production of therapeutic proteins that require post-translational modifications. This unique advantage outweighs the costs associated with mammalian cell culture, which are far grater in terms of development time and manufacturing when compared to microbial culture. The development of cell lines has undergone several ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2790214 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:05:11 +0100 2790214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788044&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0900-8 series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Target pattern recognition in innate immunity is responsible for the immediate, usually protective, responses shown against invading microorganisms, and it is the principal feature of self and non-self recognition by virtue of the recognition of structures on the microbial pathogens, which are not found on host cells. This is an area that has been very actively researched, over ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788044 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:37:50 +0100 2788044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788045&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0339-6 series: Advances in Behavioral Biology The International Basal Ganglia Society (IBAGS) furthers understanding of normal basal ganglia function and the pathophysiology of disorders of the basal ganglia. These disorders include Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and schizophrenia. IBAGS triennial meetings bring together research scientists from all disciplines, as well as clinicians who are actively ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788045 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:01:58 +0100 2788045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774302&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fhumana%2Bpress%2Fcancer%2Bresearch%2Fbook%2F978-1-60761-177-6 series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development  There is no question that loss of cell cycle checkpoint regulation is an intrinsic characteristic of cancer. However, many tumors retain parallel checkpoint pathways that are activated by antitumor agents and facilitate therapeutic response. Failures in these therapy-linked checkpoint controls are closely associated with cancers that are highly resistant to therapeutic ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774302 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:37:58 +0100 2774302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774303&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4020-6286-5 Essays on the Evolutionary and Neuroscientific Aspects of Morality Scientists no longer accept the existence of a distinct moral organ as phrenologists once did. A generation of young neurologists is using advanced technological medical equipment to unravel specific brain processes enabling moral cognition. In addition, evolutionary psychologists have formulated hypotheses about the origins and nature of our moral architecture. Little by little, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774303 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:03:35 +0100 2774303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768347&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fbook%2F978-1-4020-9645-7 Proceedings of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Animal Cell Technology (JAACT), Kyoto, Japan, September 25-28, 2006 series: Animal Cell Technology: Basic & Applied Aspects Animal cell technology is a growing discipline of cell biology which aims not only to understand structures, functions and behaviors of differentiated animal cells, but also to ascertain their abilities to be used for industrial and medical purposes. The goal of animal cell technology includes the clonal expansion of differentiated cells, the optimization of their culture ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768347 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:37:42 +0100 2768347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768348&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-00474-2 In the past few years nucleic acids technologies have grown into a powerful analytical and also increasingly therapeutic tool. It has been applied not only to the uncovering of gene functions in many organisms, but also to pathogenetic analysis and recently also for the treatment of human diseases. The book discusses in depth the potential of these innovative methods in the broad field of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768348 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:03:06 +0100 2768348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768349&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fneuroscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-642-00548-0 series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology will follow  (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768349 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:04:26 +0100 2768349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751150&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fcancer%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0169-9 Cancer has surpassed heart disease as the number one killer in the world, and standard cancer therapy such as radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery may have reached its plateau in further improving the outcome of treated patients. Biological therapies combined with other treatment approaches may be the next X-factor to greatly extend survival time and improve patients’ quality of life. One of ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751150 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:43:05 +0100 2751150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751151&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-3-540-79089-1 series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology The intention of this book is to provide a comprehensive and contemporary review of the biology of sensory nerves. In keeping with the theme of the Handbook series, an emphasis will be placed on the actions of drugs, transmitters and autacoids that initiate or inhibit sensory nerve activation (through actions on ion channels and receptors at their peripheral terminals) or modulate ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751151 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:02:40 +0100 2751151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2743587&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fhumana%2Bpress%2Fcancer%2Bresearch%2Fbook%2F978-1-60327-552-1 Models, Markers, Prognostic Factors, Targets, and Therapeutic Approaches series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development CNS Cancer: Models, Markers, Prognostic Factors and Therapeutic Approaches Erwin G. Van MeirCancers of the central nervous system are among the most lethal of human neoplasms. They are recalcitrant to even intensive multimodality therapies that include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Moreover, especially in children, the consequences of these therapies can itself be ... 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(Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2743588 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:03:06 +0100 2743588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2743589&cid=s_37295_61_f&fid=37295&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fbiomed%2Fpharmaceutical%2Bscience%2Fbook%2F978-1-4419-0199-6 Barriers, Strategies and Future Trends Due to a rapid development in biotechnology more and more macromolecular drugs such as therapeutic peptides, oligosaccharides and nucleic acids are entering the pharmaceutical arena representing unprecedented challenges from the drug delivery point of view. One of the likely greatest challenges is their oral administration presenting a series of attractive advantages. Oral Delivery ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles) Springer Biomedical Sciences titles organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2743589 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:02:22 +0100 2743589