An estimated 166,400 new cases of cancer will occur in Canada in 2008. Bone metastases unfortunately remain a common site of recurrence, with breas...

Advanced diagnostic imaging (ADI) services, such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine (NM), allow ph...

This book presents current research in the biology, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Topics discussed include breast cancer knowledge, risk facto...

Stroke, a brusque interruption of blood supply in an area of the brain, has a sudden and frequently devastating impact on both patients and their f...

Genes causing hearing loss display various modes of inheritance, with autosomal recessive being the most common. With so many cases of hearing loss...

There is an urgent need for increased knowledge about all aspects of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), from identifying risk factors, to understandin...

This book presents and discusses topical data in the field of brain research. Topics discussed herein include nonpharmacological inhibition of cere...

This book introduces recent topics regarding carcinogenesis, including manifold findings of cell proliferation biology, abnormal cell division, pat...

This book presents original research results on the leading edge of cardiovascular research. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt...

Advances in Dermatology Research presents original research results on the leading edge of dermatology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in...

Bariatric surgery (BS) is a set of effective surgical procedures used for weight reduction and improvement of insulin sensitivity in morbidly obese...

In this collection, the authors begin by examining recent works regarding the use of monoclonal antibodies in various immunoassays for addressing f...

Throughout history, humans have consumed wheat simply to obtain energy from its starch and protein. In recent years, however, additional health-rel...

The aim of Volume 11 is to provide evidence on the indicators of fluid distribution and cellular integrity evaluated by nioelectrical impedance ana...

The opening chapter of Advances in Health and Disease. Volume 12 suggests that antiviral treatments and drug resistance requires further research. ...

Obesity worldwide represents a public health problem, compromising life expectancy in children and adolescents, and has been associated with mortal...

Advances in Health and Disease. Volume 14 opens with a chapter on Zika Virus, a ribonucleic acid virus of the Flaviviridae family, genus Flavivirus...

In Advances in Health and Disease. Volume 4, the authors open by reflecting on the potential advantages and challenges of the focus group technique...

In the United States, it is estimated that 48 million individuals suffer from some level of hearing loss. Of this number, a staggering 80% who coul...

Hemodynamics is the study of dynamics in the circulatory system. Hemodynamics has been essential in clinical practice pertaining to cardiovascular ...

Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, is a disease afflicting almost 1 billion people world-wide. Some 70 million adults in the Un...

This continuing series gathers and presents original research results on the leading edge of medicine and biology. Each article has been carefully ...

This continuing series gathers and presents original research results on the leading edge of medicine and biology. Each article has been carefully ...

This continuing series gathers and presents original research results on the leading edge of medicine and biology. Each article has been carefully ...