Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (III)
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics - 2011series:Advances in Cognitive NeurodynamicsThis book contains the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics held in Japan, June 9-13, 2011. It reviews the progress in this field since the first ICCN in 2007. The participants were treated to an exciting and stimulating conference that left everyone with an enthusiastic vision for the future. The discussed topics in this book include: Neural coding and ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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Disabling Obesity
From Determinants to Health Care ModelsObesity is currently regarded as one of the major health challenges of the developed world.  Excess body weight is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, musculoskeletal disorders and even psychiatric problems and is estimated to cause nearly 3 million deaths per year worldwide. Obesity is not necessarily associated with ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (III)
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics - 2011series:Advances in Cognitive NeurodynamicsThis book contains the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics held in Japan, June 9-13, 2011. It reviews the progress in this field since the first ICCN in 2007. The participants were treated to an exciting and stimulating conference that left everyone with an enthusiastic vision for the future. The discussed topics in this book include: Neural coding and ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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In Silico Models for Drug Discovery
series:Methods in Molecular BiologyInfectious diseases caused by viruses, parasites, bacteria, and fungi are the number one cause of death worldwide. Although new technologies have improved diagnosis of infectious diseases, the efficacy of all known current anti-infective agents is threatened by the spread of drug-resistant forms of the pathogens. Hence, there remains an urgent need to develop anti-infective agents that target ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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Handbook of the Cerebellum and Cerebellar Disorders
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Kisspeptin Signaling in Reproductive Biology
series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyKisspeptin has been shown to be both necessary and sufficient for activation of the reproductive axis, during puberty and later in adulthood.  This makes kisspeptin a fundamental component of the reproductive axis. Kisspeptin has been deemed the single most potent stimulator of GnRH neurons yet known.  The importance of kisspeptin has been documented in humans as well as non-human animal ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Keys for Translational Medicine and Biologyseries:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyThis volume intends to contribute to “translational medicine and biology”. By this, we mean a bi-directional process whose aim is to develop knowledge from basic science towards diagnostic and therapeutic applications and reciprocally to raise new questions for basic scientists. One general requirement for translational research is to establish a multidisciplinary knowledge base shared by the ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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Behavioral Neurobiology of Depression and Its Treatment
series:Current Topics in Behavioral NeurosciencesThe book highlights important new research using current state-of-the-art approaches by prominent researchers in the field of depression. A broad range of topics is covered, beginning with a description of the phenotypic features of clinical depression, followed by chapters on the cellular and molecular basis, functional neuroimaging correlates and information-processing accounts. Finally, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics
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New Perspectives in Regeneration
series:Current Topics in Microbiology and ImmunologyRegeneration, the homeostatic ability to maintain tissue structure in the face of normal cell turnover or loss of tissue damaged by trauma or disease, is an essential  developmental process that continues throughout life. As recently as a decade ago, any serious discussion of the possibility of regeneration becoming a practical medical tool in the near future had the air of science fiction or ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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Proteopathic Seeds and Neurodegenerative Diseases
series:Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer's DiseaseThe misfolding and aggregation of specific proteins is an early and obligatory event in many of the age-related neurodegenerative diseases of humans, and appears to occur many years before the onset of clinical symptoms. The initial cause of this pathogenic cascade and the means whereby disease spreads through the nervous system, remain uncertain. A recent surge of research, first instigated ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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Haemostasis
Methods and Protocolsseries:Methods in Molecular BiologyThe haemostatic system is one the most important physiological systems for maintaining health and well being, and thus the investigation of the haemostatic system remains a research priority. Disturbances of the haemostatic system in the broader sense, such as heart disease and strokes, arguably constitute the single greatest contribution to non-infectious mortality in the world today. ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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Kisspeptin Signaling in Reproductive Biology
series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyKisspeptin has been shown to be both necessary and sufficient for activation of the reproductive axis, during puberty and later in adulthood.  This makes kisspeptin a fundamental component of the reproductive axis. Kisspeptin has been deemed the single most potent stimulator of GnRH neurons yet known.  The importance of kisspeptin has been documented in humans as well as non-human animal ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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Biochemical Basis and Therapeutic Implications of Angiogenesis
series:Advances in Biochemistry in Health and DiseaseAngiogenesis plays a key role in human physiology and pathophysiology. While necessary for tissue growth and development, uncontrolled angiogenesis plays a role in the progression of certain tumors as well as atherosclerosis. Lack of angiogenesis may be the basis of myocardial ischemia and stroke. Knowledge on the mechanisms of angiogenesis is growing very rapidly, and may lead to important ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
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