Acute kidney injury (AKI), defined as an abrupt decrease in renal function over a period of hours to days, is a common complication among hospitali...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by the auto-immune destruction of pancreatic cells and is characterised by absolute insulin insufficiency. The dise...

Angiogenesis -- the growth of new blood vessels -- is an important natural process occurring in the body, both for health and as related to disease...

In the past, cancer was considered a fatal disease due to the poor outcome of the patients and scarce possibilities of treatment. Decades later, a ...

In the past, cancer was considered a fatal disease due to the poor outcome of the patients and scarce possibilities of treatment. Decades later, a ...

This book presents the latest research in the battle against autism. According to numerous news reports, the increase in special needs children has...

Breast cancer is a malignant tumour that has developed from cells of the breast. A malignant tumour is a group of cancer cells that may invade surr...

Cancer is a group of different diseases (more than 100) characterised by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer can arise in many...

This book provides an overview of new developments in angiography research. Topics discussed in this compilation include endovascular treatment of ...

Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and night-time or early morni...

Birth defects are defined as abnormalities of structure, function, or body metabolism that are present at birth. These abnormalities lead to mental...

Primary bone tumours are tumours that start in the bone. In contrast, secondary bone cancer is where the cancer started in another part of the body...

Breast cancer is a malignant tumour that has developed from cells of the breast. A malignant tumour is a group of cancer cells that may invade surr...

Cancer is a group of different diseases (over 100) characterised by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer can arise in many site...

The consequences of ageing populations combined with the strain to the human eye caused by computers and widespread poor nutritional practices has ...

The lymphatic system plays a key role in fighting out the bacteria infested in the human body. More importantly, aiding in the fight against diseas...

Melatonin was discovered in 1958 and has been the object of study from many points of view, including its synthesis, features, functions, and mecha...

The spread of cancer cells from their organ of origin to distant tissues is called metastasis. Cancer metastasis is the main cause of death from ca...

Heart failure caused by atherosclerosis-associated myocardial ischemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries in spite ...

In the opening chapter, authors discuss the current literature that describes the application of Palliative Medicine services in advanced cancer, m...

Sickle cell anaemia is an inherited blood disorder, characterised primarily by chronic anaemia and periodic episodes of pain and occurring in appro...

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the part of the brain is suddenly interrupted (ischemic) or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spill...

There are two dominant aspects which conclude the coagulation cascade: the importance of the tissue factor pathway in initiating clotting and the i...

The liver is a large organ that sits in the right upper abdomen, just under the right lung. It is one of the body's most "intelligent" organs in th...