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Side Effects of Drugs Annual. 1st Edition, Volume 45. Edited by S.D. Ray. 2023, pp 1052, USD 291.55, ISBN: 9780443193972. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Side Effects of Drugs Annual: A Worldwide Yearly Survey of New Data in Adverse Drug Reactions, Volume 45, first published in 1977, presents clinicians and medical investigators with a critical survey of new data and trends in adverse drug reactions and interactions. Topics covered include ADRs, ADEs and SEDs: A Bird’s Eye View, Lithium, Drugs of abuse, Side effects of drugs used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, Sedatives and hypnotics, Antipsychotic agents, Anti-epileptic Medications, Side effects of opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists, Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout, Side effects of local anesthetics and therapeutic gases, and more.

Other sections covered include Antihistamines (H1 receptor antagonists), Drugs that act on the respiratory tract, Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias, Beta adrenergic antagonists and antianginal drugs, Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations, Antihypertensive drugs, and much much more.

Key Features: Provides a critical yearly survey of the new data and trends regarding the side effects of drugs;

Authored and reviewed by worldwide pioneers in the clinical and practice sciences; Presents an essential clinical guide on the side effects of drugs for practitioners and healthcare professionals alike.

Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy Part C. 1st Edition, Volume 180. Edited by A. Sato, J. Kraynak, A.E. Marciscano, L. Galluzzi. 2023, pp 312, USD 148.75, ISBN: 9780323990080. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy Part C, Volume 180 in the Methods in Cell Biology series, highlights advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on timely topics, including Image-guided Radiation Therapy of tumors in preclinical models, Methods to preserve correct dosimetry in small animal irradiators, Monitoring TGFbeta signaling in irradiated tumors, Pipeline to characterize the TCR repertoire of irradiated tumors, Pipeline to identify tumor neoantigens exposed by radiation, Methods to assess abscopal responses in mice, Monitoring the biodistribution of radiolabeled therapeutics in mice, and more. Additional chapters cover Methods to assess radiation-induced fibrosis in mice, Methods to assess radiation-induced cardiotoxicity in mice, Histological assessment of intestinal injury by radiation, Methods to investigate CNS involvement in irradiated mice, Methods to characterize the exosomal output of irradiated cancer cells, and more.

Key Features: Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors; Presents the latest release in the Methods in Cell Biology series; Includes the latest information on the topic of development, characterization and applications in CAR T Cells.

Fragile X and Related Autism Spectrum Disorders. 1st Edition, Volume 173. Edited by M.J. Hurley. 2023, pp 322, USD 178.50, ISBN: 9780443137303. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Fragile X and Related Autism Spectrum Disorders, Volume 172 in the International Review on Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on The dopamine hypothesis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: a comprehensive analysis of the evidence, A Review of the Use of Psychotropic Medication to Address Challenging Behavior in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Lipid metabolism alterations in fragile X syndrome and other neurodevelopmental disorders, Genesis, modelling and methodological remedies to autism heterogeneity, Toward an Understanding of the Role of the Exposome on Fragile X Phenotypes, Glial-mediated dysregulation of neurodevelopment in Fragile X Syndrome, and more.

Key Features: Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors; Presents the latest release in International Review of Neurobiology series; Updated release includes the latest information on Fragile X and Related Autism Spectrum Disorders.

P450 Enzymes. 1st Edition, Volume 693. Edited by H. Renata. 2023, pp 424, USD 169.15, ISBN: 9780443136962. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

P450 Enzymes, Volume 692 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this new release cover Non-natural P450 reaction (carbene/nitrene), Non-natural P450 reaction (atom transfer radical cyclization), P450 fusion for biocatalysis, P450 fingerprinting for biocatalytic oxidation, Fungal peroxygenase, Fungal peroxygenase, Anti-Markovnikov P450 oxygenase (AmOX), Fungal P450, Unusual P450 chemistry from fungal sources, CASTing for P450 biocatalysis, and P450 in C–C coupling of cyclic dipeptides with nucleobases.

Key Features: Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors; Presents the latest release in the Methods in Enzymology serials; Updated release includes the latest information on P450 Enzymes.

Advances in Stem Cells and their Niches. 1st Edition, Volume 7. Edited by S. Nilsson. 2023, pp 300, USD 153.00, ISBN: 9780443193538. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Advances in Stem Cells and their Niches, Volume Seven highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

Key Features: Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors; Presents the latest release in the Advances in Stem Cells and their Niches series.

Advances in Immunology. 1st Edition, Volume 160. Edited by F.W. Alt, K. Murphy. 2023, pp 198, USD 164.05, ISBN: 9780443222375. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Advances in Immunology, Volume 160, the latest release in a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments and comprehensive reviews in immunology.

Key Features: Presents current developments and comprehensive reviews in immunology; Provides the latest in a longstanding and respected serial on the subject matter; Focuses on recent advances in t cells and HIV infection.

Translational Glycobiology in Human Health and Disease. 1st Edition. Edited by M. Kilcoyne, L. Joshi. 2023, pp 480, USD 157.25, ISBN: 9780128220023. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Along with nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids, carbohydrates stand as one of four main components of cellular architecture. However, glycobiology (or carbohydrate bioscience) is little understood by non-experts, partly because carbohydrates are a complex, diverse class of molecules structurally and functionally. In recent years, advances in computational analytics (glycomics) have allowed us to better interpret and realize the importance of glycobiology in human health and disease, and glycans and their associated processes have been shown to play a significant role across a variety of disease types. As the biomedical sciences continue to adopt multi-omic and precision medicine approaches, a greater understanding of glycobiology is essential for maintaining healthy physiology and advancing disease treatment.

Translational Glycobiology in Human Health and Disease offers a deep examination of glycobiology for experts and non-experts alike in areas ranging from the role of glycobiology in chronic and infectious diseases to advances in technologies for higher throughput analysis and diagnosis. While keeping human health in the forefront, this book integrates a thorough discussion of glycobiology fundamentals with its growing areas of application and societal impact. With emphasis throughout on the interdisciplinary nature of glycosciences, this book also features perspectives from the health, computational (glycoanalytics), materials, biopharmaceutical, and diagnostic sciences.

Disease and speciality areas addressed include gycoimmunology, neuroglycobiology, commensal glycobiology, gut health, regenerative medicine and glycobiology, glycobiology and cancer, congenital disorders of glycosylation, infectious disease glycobiology, and parasite glycobiology. Computational approaches discussed, supporting the advance of new research, include advanced glycoanalytics, glycomics microarrays, glycoengineering, and glycol systems biology. Additionally, authors consider impact areas for society and public health, such as glycobiology and entrepreneurship, policy and regulatory requirements for glycosylation, future research, and translation to new diagnostics and drug discovery.

Key Features: Provides a deep, foundational overview of glycoscience and its translational potential, highlighting glycobiology’s growing role in human health and disease study; Examines a broad range of relevant disease areas and applications of glycobiology in policy and public health; Features chapter contributions from leading, international experts in the field, fully integrating perspectives from the health, computational, materials, biopharmaceutical, and diagnostic sciences.

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Technology in DNA Analysis. 1st Edition. Edited by H.R. Dash, K.M. Elkins, N.R. Al-Snan. 2023, pp 612, USD 127.50, ISBN: 9780323993807. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Technology in DNA Analysis explains and summarizes next generation sequencing (NGS) technological applications in the field of forensic DNA analysis. The book covers the transition from capillary electrophoresis (CE)-based technique to NGS platforms and the fundamentals of NGS technologies, applications, and advances. Sections provide an overview of NGS technology and forensic science, including information on processing biological samples for forensic analysis, sequence analysis, and data analysis software as well as the analysis of NGS data. The book explores the valuable applications of NGS-based forensic DNA analysis and covers the validations and interpretation guidelines of NGS workflows.

With chapter contributions from an international array of experts and the inclusion of practical case studies, this book is a useful reference for academicians and researchers in genetics, biotechnology, bioinformatics, biology, and medicine as well as forensic DNA scientists and practitioners who aim to learn, use, apply, and validate NGS-based technologies.

Key Features: Describes the fundamentals of NGS and its advances for forensic applications; Explains the transition from CE-based technique to NGS technology; Includes case studies related to NGS and DNA fingerprinting; Explores the future use and applications of NGS technologies.

Multiscale Cell-Biomaterials Interplay in Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 1st Edition. Edited by J.M. Oliveira, R.L. Reis, S. Pina. 2023, pp 554, USD 170.00, ISBN: 9780323972628. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Multiscale Cell-Biomaterials Interplay in Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine addresses the key concepts involved in the interactions between cells and biomaterials in the musculoskeletal tissue engineering and regenerative medicine field. The updated developments and challenges of the mechanisms/mechanobiology and structure-function properties of those interactions, as well as emerging technologies underlying tissue-engineered scaffolding, are carefully discussed. Lastly, cell engineering and cell-based therapies, growth factors/drugs properties, vascularization, immunomodulation are also outlined.

Given the large number of musculoskeletal disorders and related injuries that can affect muscles, bones and joints and lead to severe complications of the neuromuscular system, it is imperative to develop new treatment strategies to delay or repair associated diseases and to promote optimal long-term health.

Key Features: Presents the fundamentals of the complex interplay of cells with biomaterials in musculoskeletal tissue engineering; Includes coverage of stem cells and cell-based therapies, in vitro and in vivo models, nanotechnology, bioprinting, computational modeling, regulatory and clinical translation, and much more; Written by global leaders in the field.

The Gut-Brain Axis. Dietary, Probiotic, and Prebiotic Interventions on the Microbiota. Edited by N. Hyland, C. Stanton. 2023, pp 508, USD 170.00, ISBN: 9780323983020. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

The Gut-Brain Axis: Dietary, Probiotic, and Prebiotic Interventions on the Microbiota, Second Edition presents the most advances on how the gut microbiome influences central nervous system and brain function introduced in the first edition. The book also describes how environmental influences which affect the microbiota, including, diet, exercise, and early-life, impact on the gut-brain axis.

The second edition contains new chapters on metabolomics and the gut-brain-axis; dietary factors in the maintenance of a healthy brain; the role of gut microbes in neurodegenerative disorders; the link between exercise and the gut-brain-axis; and infant Nutrition, the microbiome and neurodevelopment. In addition, the second edition presents coverage of mechanisms underlying neurological disease; approaches to investigate the role of the microbiome in brain and behavior, and ‘next generation’ probiotics and prebiotics.

The Gut-Brain Axis: Dietary, Probiotic, and Prebiotic Interventions on the Microbiota, Second Edition continues to be the “go-to” resource for further exploration of the microbiota.

Key Features: Includes five new chapters focused on metabolomics and the gut-brain axis; dietary polyphenols to maintain healthier brain measures and cognitive function; the role of gut microbes in neurodegenerative disorders, exploration of exercise and the gut-brain axis, and coverage of infant nutrition, the microbiome, and neurodevelopment; Addresses the role of the microbiota in several significant disorders characterized by disruption of the gut-brain axis; Focuses on specific ways by which the microbiota can be manipulated to influence gut-brain communication; Examines common mechanisms and pathways by which the microbiota may influence brain and behavior and how environmental factors influence the microbiome; Discusses strategies to explore the contribution of the microbiome to the gut-brain axis; methods to enhance therapeutic strategies targeted toward the microbiota; and regulatory consideration.

Feldman and Pike’s Vitamin D. Volume One: Biochemistry, Physiology and Diagnostics and Volume Two: Disease and Therapeutics. 5th Edition. Edited by M. Hewison, R. Bouillon, E. Giovannucci, D. Goltzman, M. Meyer B., J. Welsh. 2023, pp 1330 and 1382, USD 187.00, ISBN: 9780323913904 and 9780323913393. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide problem linked to numerous diseases affecting men, women, and children of all ages. Enormous progress in the study of vitamin D has been made since the first edition of this highly-acclaimed book was published nearly 20 years ago, and current research continues to draw headlines. Feldman and Pike’s Vitamin D, Fifth Edition continues to build on the successful formula from previous editions, taking the reader from the basic elements of fundamental research to the most sophisticated concepts in therapeutics. The two comprehensive volumes provide investigators, clinicians, and students with a comprehensive, definitive, and up-to-date compendium of the diverse scientific and clinical aspects of vitamin D, where each area is covered by both basic and clinical experts in the field.

In Volume I: Biochemistry, Physiology and Diagnostics, international experts in endocrinology, bone biology, and human physiology take readers through the basic research of vitamin D. This impressive reference presents a comprehensive review of the multi-faceted actions of vitamin D relating both to skeletal and extra-skeletal action. Researchers from all areas of vitamin D will gain insight into how clinical observations and practices can feed back into the research cycle and will, therefore, be able to develop more targeted genomic, proteomic and metabolomic insights into the mechanisms of disease.

Volume II: Health, Disease and Therapy authoritatively covers the evidence for new roles of vitamin D, ranging from organ transplantation to cancer, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, and renal disease. The coverage is appropriately broad, drawing on aspects of internal medicine, pediatrics, nutrition, orthopedics, oncology, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, and immunology, as well as, new areas for vitamin D including liver metabolism, veterinary medicine and ICU care – including COVID-19. Clinical researchers will gain a strong understanding of the molecular basis for a particular disease and better understand future directions for research in this still-growing field.

Key Features: A comprehensive reference ranging from basic biochemistry, cell biology, and physiology principles to the clinical diagnostic and management implications of vitamin D; Saves researchers and clinicians time in quickly accessing the very latest details on the diverse scientific and clinical aspects of vitamin D, as opposed to searching through thousands of journal articles; Chapters written by the most prominent and well-published names in the field.

From Current to Future Trends in Pharmaceutical Technology. 1st Edition. Edited by N. Pippa, C. Demetzos, M. Chountoulesi. 2023, pp 462, USD 144.50, ISBN: 9780323914390. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide problem linked to numerous diseases affecting men, women, and children. From Current to Future Trends in Pharmaceutical Technology explores the current trends of this field and creates a multi-aspect framework for the reader. The book covers topics on pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical engineering, pre-formulation protocols, techniques, innovative excipients, bio-printing techniques, scale-up based on formulas on-a-chip, and regulatory aspects based on new scientific achievements. Modified dosage forms, new aspects on the compatibility of drug excipients interactions, and drug release by various dosage forms are included. Physical pharmacy (physical and biological stability of dosage forms), innovative excipients, patents on innovative formulations and regulatory issues related to the approval process of medicines are also discussed.

The book is a valuable resource for a wide audience of academics, industrial researchers and professionals working in this field as the development of efficient and safe medicines is critical to future needs.

Key Features: Includes innovative excipients/advanced materials in pharmaceutics; Covers modified release delivery platforms; Explores new elements of drug development.

Anatomy of Neuropsychiatry. The New Anatomy of the Basal Forebrain and Its Implications for Neuropsychiatric Illness. 2nd Edition. Edited by D.S. Zahm. 2023, pp 468, USD 127.50, ISBN: 9780443155970. Academic Press, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Anatomy of Neuropsychiatry: The New Anatomy of the Basal Forebrain and Its Implications for Neuropsychiatric Illness, Second Edition, builds upon reprised classic chapters by Lennart Heimer and Gary Van Hoesen describing the cortical and subcortical structure and functional involvements of several functional–anatomical macrosystems in the human forebrain, the existence of which obviates the vaunted heuristic value of the “limbic system” concept in the study of motivation and emotion. New narrative brings in important historical, philosophical, and histotechnical contexts, integration with novel technologies (e.g., optogenetics) and structures (e.g., rostromedial tegmental nucleus), a deeper dive into the interactions of forebrain and prospective cerebellar macrosystems with the reticular core of the brain, and current viewpoints on the essential role of macrosystems in motion, motivation, emotion, cognition, and neuropsychiatric well-being.

Key Features: Presents discredited concept of the limbic system; Reviews the neuroanatomy of the basal forebrain, greater limbic lobe, and reticular core; Includes Clinical and Basic Science Boxes highlighting; specific concepts, structures, and neuronal circuits from functional and clinical perspectives; Features 10 videos of dissections of human brain done by the late Lennart Heimer.

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