The body of knowledge in most medical specialties is rapidly expanding, making it virtually impossible to follow all advances in clinical and basic sciences that are relevant to a given field. This is particularly true in pediatric endocrinology, at the cross-road of pediatrics, endocrinology, development and genetics.
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In the "ESASO Course Series", the essentials of the courses of the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO) are made available in print.
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Cultural Psychiatry with emphases on its impact on etio-pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical practice, preventive and research activities are topics discussed in this publication which give readers a general conceptuel perspective of this field.
Cultural aspects of psychiatric diagnosis in DSM-5 in particular and the current statue of Cultural Psychiatry in European countries are discussed.
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This publication, a conjoint effort by ocular oncologists and radiation oncologists, comprises ten chapters covering basic and advanced radiation therapy techniques followed by specific indications by location (uveal, retinal, orbital tumors, eyelid and conjunctival tumors) and complications of radiation therapy.
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Nutrition is one of the key factors that modulate exercise performance. In this book, a group of expert scientiste discuss the ergogenic properties of varions nutritional interventions and present research to show that dietary stratégies can be applied to extend the limite of human endurance; louver thé risk of illness or injury, and speed recovery rates.
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Growth and nutrition during the fetal period and the first 24 months after birth are important determinants of development in early childhood. Optimal nutrition and health care of both the mother and infant during these first 1000 days of an infant's life are closely linked to growth, learning potential and neurodevelopment, in turn affecting long-term outcomes.
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After decades of focusing on how to alleviate and prevent recurrence of acute CNS injuries, the emphasis has finally shifted towards repairing such devastating events and rehabilitation.
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an established risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Stroke, on the other hand, is not only a major player in cardiovascular disease, but it also has strong two-way relationships with CKD.
Moreover, subclinical cerebral abnormalities are also associated with CKD.
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Associated with both acute kidney injury (AKI) and cardio-renal syndromes (CRS), new biomarkers represent both a popular arec of investigation and a new opportunity for advancement of therapy.
This book contains the resolutions of the most recent ADQI conferences on biomarkers in AKI (Dublin) and on CRS (Venise).
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This publication presents currently available evidence about the extent to which dermatological diseases may, through their own nature as well as a multitude of comorbidities and their important interactions with social life, impair the life course of patients.
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Innate Imrnunity: Resistance and Disease-Promoting Principles
VIII + 130 p., 13 fig., 10 in color, hard cover, 2013.
Our understanding of the complex innate immune response is increasing rapidly.
Its rote in the protection against viral or bacterial pathogens is essential for the survival of an organism.
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Chronic kidney disease is a global major health issue that ultimately leads to end-stage renal disease, a devastating condition requiring costly renal replacement therapy.
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The enormous progress made during the lest decade has resulted in a better conceptuel understanding of minera) ion metabolism in general. With regard to chronic kidney disease, the two mort affected nutrients are phosphate and vitamin D.
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The ghrelin story started more than 30 years ago with the discovery of synthetic GH secretagogues.
Only in 1999 was ghrelin, a natural GH-releasing peptide, discovered. Ghrelin, however, is much more than simply a natural GH secretagogue. In fact, this hormone is one of the most important factors known for regulating appetite and energy expenditure.
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Regular training and adequate nutrition are key factors in modulating exercise performance:
Optimal performance requires a healthy diet adapted to the specific demands of the individuel athlete's training and competition. Research has shown an impact of dietary intervention on the modulation of the skeletal muscle adaptive response to prolonged exercise training.
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In these limes, a book should aspire to present the mort significant advances in the field, reflect the themes of the moment, and provide a useful compendium for future reference.
This book accomplishes all three objectives by discussing the changing world of modern genetics in endocrine tumors and its impact on clinicat practice.
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Due to the complex anatomical structure of the temporal bone, imaging diagnosis requires a very high degree of expertise.
This atlas is not only helpful to assess pediatric ear disorders accurately, but also provides a treasure troue to experts. It consists of a pediatric temporal bone imaging atlas followed by case reports of typical pediatric ear diseases.
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Classical and modern literature is full of patients with interesting neurological, cognitive, or psychiatric diseases, often including detailed and accurate descriptions, which suggests the authors moere inspired by observations of real people. In many cases these literary portrayals of diseases even predate their forma) identification by medical science.
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Editors: R. Shamir, Tel Aviv; D. Turck, Lille; M. Phillip, Tel Aviv
Growth as an indicator of health is more sensitive than commonly believed and tan serve as an early sign of imbalance, before other malfunctions manifest themselves.
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Comprehensive overview on the psychological sequelae of violence against women worldwide
Violence against women is a global problem that includes domestic violence, sexual abuse of girls and women, trafficking of women, violence in humanitarian crisis settings, violence against female ...
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Providing an overview of the most recent advances and breakthrough developments
Over recent years, impressive advances in genetic/epigenetic technology have greatly improved the understanding of the pathogenesis of pediatric endocrine diseases due to hormone resistance and hypersensitivity.
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Early Influences of Nutrition on Postnatal Growth
Gillman MW, Gluckman PD, Rosenfeld RG (eds): Recent Advances in Growth Research: Nutritional, Molecular and Endocrine Perspectives. Nestlé Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. Nestec Ltd., Vevey/S. Karger AG.
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Outlining the complex interaction between the two phenomena
Cancer is clearly an age-related disease. Recent research in both aging and cancer has demonstrated the complex interaction between the two phenomena. This affects a wide spectrum of research and practice, anywhere from basic research to health care organization.
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This publication extends the now classic system of human cytogenetic nomenclature prepared by an expert committee and published in collaboration with .Cytogenetic and Genome Research' since 1963.
Revised and finalized by the ISCN Committee and its advisors at a meeting in Seattle, Wash.
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Meeting macro- and micronutrient requirements during pregnancy and early childhood is crucial for short- and long-term health and cognitive function. Meta-analyses confirm that supplementation or fortification of food with the 'big four' (vitamin A, iron, zinc, and iodine) is efficacious to reduce the risk of infectious disease and improves growth and cognitive outcome.
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The care of ICU patients has seen many improvements over the years, both with regard to technical aspects and supportive measures.
The first part of this book analyzes nutritional support at various levels, ranging from the cell level to the whole-body aspect; drawing on recent prospective randomized studies, the authors propose a new approach for oral, enteral and/or parenteral nutrition.
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Adult stem cells are present in most postnatal tissues of mammals.
Tissues with high rates of cell turnover depend on the functional capacity of stem cells for lifelong maintenance of tissue homeostasis. Adult stem cells are also required for the regeneration of tissues in response to injury as in, for exemple, the regeneration of skeletal muscle.
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Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a major complaint among many patients suffering from neurological diseases as well as in the elderly.
Its severity ranges from moderate difficulty to complete inability to swallow, and it may give rise to clinically relevant complications such as aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition and/or dehydration, impaired quality of life, and death.
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An essential manual for beginners and senior researchers alike
For academic medical faculty unfamiliar with national and international regulations, the prospect of initiating and managing a clinical trial can be intimidating.
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Where do we come from? Is our destiny determined by the genes we inherit? Do we all see the same blue color when we look at the sky?
In this book Gottfried (Jeff) Schatz, the world-renowned biochemist and co-discoverer of mitochondrial DNA, gives lucid - albeit often surprising - answers to ...
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An intriguing and enlightening read
The third part of Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists presents painters, musicians, and writers who had to fight against an acute or chronic neurological disease. Sometimes this fight was without success (e.g.
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More on the relationship between brain disease and creativity
?Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists - Part 2' presents more writers, philosophers, musicians, painters and film directors who developed some form of neurological dysfunction and whose style and output changed following a stroke or other cerebral disorder.
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A broad introduction to biostatistics that should be on the shelf of every life scientist
Noteworthy advances have occurred in both the practice of medicine and biostatistical methods since the previous edition of this book was published. For example, physicians' acceptance of the importance of ?evidence-based medicine' is much more widespread now than it was in the mid-1990s.
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