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  • Biological Modulation of Solid Tumours by Interferons

    Edited by Karl Pummer ...
    Series series ESO Monographs
    In the 1960s, it was reported that interferons have antitumour activity in different experimental models. Since that time, numerous studies have been performed to elucidate the various mechanisms of action that have been proposed. However, there is much controversy in the literature and promising preclinical findings failed to translate into substantial clinical progress. The present book gives a ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Immunity

    A leading figure in immunology takes readers inside the remarkably powerful human immune system.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLThe immune system has incredible power to protect us from the ravages of infection. Boosted by vaccines, it can protect us from diseases such as measles. However, the power of the immune system is a double-edged sword: an overactive ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Lentiviral Vectors and Gene Therapy

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Gene therapy was conceived during the early and mid part of the 20th century. At first, it was considered a revolutionary biomedical procedure, which could potentially cure any disease for which the molecular bases were understood. Since then, gene therapy has gone through many stages and has evolved from a nearly unrealistic perspective to a real life application. Clinical efficacy in humans was ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • A History of Immunology

    Written by an immunologist, A History of Immunology traces the concept of immunity from ancient times up to the present day, examining how changing concepts and technologies have affected the course of the science. It shows how the personalities of scientists and even political and social factors influenced both theory and practice in the field. With fascinating stories of scientific disputes and ... Read more

    $96.29 USD

  • Molecular Biology of Acute Lung Injury

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Acute lung injury (ALI) impacts patient care in every ICU in the world. Our collective understanding of this condition has grown immensely over the past decade but morbidity and mortality remain unacceptably high. To enhance the understanding of clinicians and researchers, this book addresses the pathophysiology of acute lung injury from a molecular and cellular standpoint; includes animal models ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Melanoma, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

    Series Book Volume 24-2 - The Clinics: Surgery
    This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, edited by Adam Berger, is devoted to Melanoma. Articles in this issue include: Current Staging and Prognostic Factors in Melanoma; Melanoma Pathology; Surgical Treatment of Primary and Recurrent Melanoma; Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Its Importance for Melanoma in the 21st Century; Lymph Node Dissection for Stage 3 Melanoma; ... Read more

    $84.59 USD

  • Viruses and Man: A History of Interactions

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Milton Taylor, Indiana University, offers an easy-to-read and fascinating text describing the impact of viruses on human society. The book starts with an analysis of the profound effect that viral epidemics had on world history resulting in demographic upheavals by destroying total populations. It also provides a brief history of virology and immunology. Furthermore, the use of viruses for the ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Neurotropic Viral Infections

    Volume 1: Neurotropic RNA Viruses

    Edited by Carol Shoshkes Reiss ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This second edition is a comprehensive study of the viruses that affect the brain and the central nervous system. Along with a focus on the viruses themselves, it addresses the diseases they cause, current treatments and preventive measures. Also discussed are the unique aspects of how viruses cause disease and why certain hosts are more susceptible (e.g., polymorphisms, age, co-morbidities) ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Not Quite a Cancer Vaccine

    Selling HPV and Cervical Cancer

    In Not Quite a Cancer Vaccine, medical anthropologist S.D. Gottlieb explores how the vaccine Gardasil—developed against the most common sexually-transmitted infection, human papillomavirus (HPV)—was marketed primarily as a cervical cancer vaccine. Gardasil quickly became implicated in two pre-existing debates—about adolescent sexuality and pediatric vaccinations more generally.Prior to its market ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • The Digestive Involvement in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

    Series Book 13 - Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
    The Digestive System in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Second Edition, represents the state-of-the-art in the field of digestive disorders in the most common systemic autoimmune diseases. This volume consists of an introductory chapter on imaging techniques in digestive diseases, followed by eight chapters on digestive manifestations in specific systemic autoimmune diseases. The final five chapters ... Read more

    $197.99 USD

  • Immunization

    How Vaccines Became Controversial

    by Stuart Blume ...
    Vaccines have helped mankind to tackle the dire threat of infectious disease for more than a hundred years. They have become key tools of public health and scientists are charged with developing them as quickly as possible to combat the emergence of new diseases such as Zika, SARS and Ebola. But why are growing numbers of parents all over the world now questioning the wisdom of having their ... Read more

    $36.89 USD