Although sex hormones are generally thought to be involved mainly in reproductive functions, they are also involved in antioxidant mechanisms, in c...

Human sexuality is a complex phenomenon involving the interaction of biologic gender, core gender identity and gender role behavior. Successful com...

The world-wide prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a cause of concern for the public and health organisations. Young age of sex...

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time is known as short-t...

Sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited hemolytic anemia, is associated with multiple acute and chronic complications such as painful vasoocclusive...

Sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS) is the result of a single nucleotide change (GAG → GTG) in the β-globin gene, where valine replaces glutamic acid at t...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder caused by an abnormality of hemoglobin. The disease is characterized by a chronic hemolytic anemia....

Although there have been tremendous progress in cancer research and treatment, the mortality caused by this disease is still very high. Cancer is t...

This book presents state-of-the-art information on the molecules of cell signalling pathways that represent actual or future targets for cancer the...

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a multi-system exocrinopathy. Its aetiology remains unknown and it has an auto-immune pathogenesis. Although SS has been...

It is essential for our quality of life to have healthy muscles. Tragically, the loss of even a single protein can have dramatic effects on muscle ...

Skeletal muscle is a highly plastic tissue that constitutes approximately thirty percent of total body mass and adapts rapidly to changing function...

The ageing process, especially in the skin, is governed by changes in the epidermal, dermal-epidermal and dermal compartments. Extracelluar matrix ...

Skin aging is the result of two distinct, biological processes which may occur concurrently: extrinsic and intrinsic aging. The first chapter of th...

Skin anatomy refers to the structure of the skin, which consists of two principal parts: the outer, thinner portion which is called the epidermis a...

Three types of skin cancer account for nearly 100% of all diagnosed cases. Each of these three cancers begins in a different type of cell within th...

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, and most cases are preventable. Despite efforts to address skin cancer risk...

This book presents topical research in the study of skin care, including healthy infant skin and proper cleansing; novel technologies for improving...

Organ transplantation has been successfully performed over the last 35 years and the number of organ allograft recipients is steadily increasing. L...

Text in English & French. Proceedings of the Symposium on Sleep and Cardiorespiratory Control held in Kremlin-Bicêtre (France), 12-13 September...

Small cell carcinoma is a type of cancer that almost always effects the lungs. Small cell carcinoma is almost always caused by smoking, but exposur...