Cancer is a devastating disease lacking an exact treatment. Recent advances in genetics and biotechnology have provided a deeper understanding of c...

Breast cancer is characterised by the accumulation of genetic alterations, including point mutations and loss of entire DNA regions ("loss of heter...

A tumour suppresser gene, or anti-oncogene, is a gene that protects a cell from one step on the path to cancer. When this gene is mutated to cause ...

Tumourigenesis is the formation of tumours in the body, often caused by oncogenes. These tumours are the result of uncontrollable reproduction (cel...

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic auto-immune disease. Type 1 diabetes was previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onse...

Type 2 diabetes is a major health problem reaching epidemic dimensions. It's complications, micro- and macrovascular, have a great impact in health...

Auto-immune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren's syndrome, psoriasis, scleroderma (SSc) and myositis are heterogeneous di...

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, primarily confined to the colon and rectum. The clinical manif...

The product of a workshop bringing together leading international specialists, this extremely concise book provides, in just a few pages, a complet...

An ulcer is the result of an imbalance between aggressive and defensive factors. The pathology of ulcer is complex and may involve overproduction o...

Uncommon gastrointestinal diseases are a worrisome and challenging problem for gastroenterologists and GI Pathologists. In this book, the authors p...

Diagnosis can be a deep investigative process, complex by nature. The diagnostic processes have become much more multidisciplinary, demanding the u...

Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) silently affects a large part of the population, increasing in prevalence with age and with the presence of va...

The field of auditory processing disorders is filled with many publications which may be confusing to someone trying to learn about this topic. The...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are common neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by a triad of impairments in reciprocal social interactions, ...

Renal physiology is at the heart of practice of medicine. Concepts such as fluids, electrolytes and acid/base disorders are central to medical disc...

The human life is considered most vital of all the living creatures on Earth because humans are bestowed with the highest level of cognition. One c...

Cerebral Palsy (CP) represents one of the most frequent neurological disorder in the infancy and in the childhood. It includes brain injuries or de...

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia is a rare disease with a prevalence of 1:20.000 births (ORPHA244). Understanding Dyskinesia aims to give an overview of ...

Cerebral palsy presents stable encephalopathy that systemically influences on the child's and adult's organism. Orthopedic complications of cerebra...

Outbreaks of infectious diseasesâ€such as Ebola, Zika, and pandemic virusesâ€have raised concerns from Congress about how federal agencies use mode...

Vaccines are crucial to maintaining public health. They are a safe, cost-effective, and efficient way to prevent sickness and death from infectious...

This book is based upon a special issue published in the International Journal on Disability and Human Development and permission has been obtained...