With the conclusion of adolescence, a child develops into a teenager that may experiment with dating, smoking and drinking, and they may make impor...

This book draws together some of the new and developing ideas in the study of fatigue. The past fifteen years have witnessed a remarkable change in...

Over the past decade, adipose tissue has received much attention for its immunological properties. Additionally, it has become increasingly apparen...

In this book, the physiotherapist, sleep specialist or general health-care provider finds a detailed review about what can be done to handle Restle...

Ribosome is an important cellular organelle that is necessary for the basic cellular process, protein synthesis. Furthermore, ribosomal protein is ...

RNA interference (RNAi) is a mechanism that inhibits gene expression by causing the degradation of specific RNA molecules or hindering the transcri...

Throughout the world, musculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of chronic disease morbidity, and the chronic musculoskeletal pain affects mill...

Muscle cells, including cardiomyocytes, contain a specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER), sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium ions (Ca2+) re...

In this monograph, we will examine key questions in five areas related to medicine: science, statistics, evidence, Big Data, and the care of patien...

How can the giant amount of data obtained in the Human Genome Project and related research endeavours can be used for practical medicine? What are ...

This book raises very important issues that concern the severe hypercholesterolemia phenotype. The severe hypercholesterolemia phenotype such as fa...

Sex chromosomes determine the sex of an organism. A human somatic cell has two sex chromosomes: XY in male and XX in female. A human germ cell has ...

In this book, the authors present new research in the study of sex chromosomes. Topics discussed in this compilation include the evolution of mamma...

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 ...

This book describes mechanisms of skin damage generation and examines the potential impact of free radicals, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxid...

The study of phenomena that occur during sleep has always aroused a great interest in various fields of human knowledge, both in religion and in ph...

RNA interference is a gene silencing phenomenon triggered by dsRNA (double-stranded RNA) and has been widely used for studying gene functions. The ...

Personalisation in British social care is linked to both the principle and process that every adult who receives support, whether provided by statu...

Soft tissue refers to tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body, not being bone. Soft tissue includes tend...

Spermatogenesis is a tightly regulated cellular renovation and differentiation process. It consists of self-renewal and differentiation of spermato...

In this book the authors present current research in the study of spermatozoa. This compilation focuses on the biology, motility and function and c...