The term «unconventional virus» refers to virus-like agents that differ from conventional viruses in significant respects–resistance to agents that inactivate normal viruses, for example. Certain rare and fatal neurological disorders, such as the Creutzfeldt-Jacob syndrome and the Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome, are clearly produced by virus-like infectious agents, but the nature of these agents is…
The term «unconventional virus» refers to virus-like agents that differ from conventional viruses in significant respects–resistance to agents that inactivate normal viruses, for example. Certain rare and fatal neurological disorders, such as the Creutzfeldt-Jacob syndrome and the Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome, are clearly produced by virus-like infectious agents, but the nature of these agents is…
Il libro descrive le conseguenze sulla salute mentale della pandemia COVID-19, come capirle e come affrontarle Il 2020 sarà sempre ricordato come l'anno della pandemia da COVID-19. I numeri degli infetti e dei morti sono monitorati con ansia. Sono la tragedia più evidente. Ma al di là delle crude statistiche ci sono gli impatti più grandi e meno tangibili della malattia mentale. La malattia mental…
Year on year, countries across the world continue to see an increase in life expectancy, largely attributed to the impact of modern medicine and disease eradication. There is now increasing evidence that environmental factors such as diet and lifestyle also have a significant role to play. However with this increase in years there often comes an unfortunate rise in chronic morbidity, with the qual…
Provides unique insider insight into the current drug development process, and what it takes to achieve success In this fourth volume in the series, inventors and primary developers of drugs that made it to the market continue telling the story of the drugs? discovery and development, and discuss the sometimes twisted route from the first drug candidate molecule to the final marketed one. Beginnin…
Включает в себя материал, овладение которым позволит ординаторам освоить принципы и коммуникативные навыки партнерской модели общения с пациентами на различных этапах медицинской консультации и в ситуации сообщения пациенту о врачебной ошибке. Каждая глава содержит информационный, практический и контрольно-оценочный блоки, а также вопросы для самоконтроля и списки рекомендуемой литературы. Соответ…
Ученые ищут лекарство от старости уже не первую сотню лет, но до сих пор, кажется, ничего не нашли. Значит ли это, что его не существует? Или, может быть, они просто не там ищут? В своей книге биолог и научный журналист Полина Лосева выступает в роли адвоката современной науки о старении и рассказывает о том, чем сегодня занимаются геронтологи и как правильно интерпретировать полученные ими резуль…
This is the new edition of the concise but comprehensive handbook that should be owned by all surgical trainees specialising in plastic surgery. Taking a pithy systematic approach, Key Notes on Plastic Surgery offers the latest developments within the field in bullet point form and includes key papers for viva voces. It is informed by the current FRCS (Plast) curriculum, making it ideal preparatio…
Книга содержит в себе обзор по психологии человека простыми словами. Расскажет, как устроены некоторые процессы мозга, которые помогают нам развиваться и быть успешными. Поможет каждому читателю найти себя и понять, почему с нами происходят те или иные поведенческие события. Содержит простые практические навыки прокачки мозга и развития ассоциативной памяти. Раскроет способы автоматической генерац…
The field of neural transplantation is at a crucial stage, with important clinical trials on transplantation in patients with Parkinson's disease nearing completion and novel, alternative approaches to fetal transplantation being developed. This timely book brings together leading neuroscientists, clinicians, and cell and developmental biologists to discuss the use of neural transplants in neurode…
The field of neural transplantation is at a crucial stage, with important clinical trials on transplantation in patients with Parkinson's disease nearing completion and novel, alternative approaches to fetal transplantation being developed. This timely book brings together leading neuroscientists, clinicians, and cell and developmental biologists to discuss the use of neural transplants in neurode…
Evidence-based, peer reviewed, best-practice management guidelines for dermatologists Incorporates the basic guidelines that have been expanded with extra material including: Web address for the guideline Editorial comment Links to additional guidelines from other international organizations Links to the BAD’s patient-information leaflets Other patient-oriented information. The guidelines themselv…
This book describes, with references to key source materials, the background to, and conduct of, the principal nonclinical studies that are central to drug development. The chapters provide an understanding of the key components of the preclinical phase of drug development with a hands-on description, with core chapters addressing study conduct, types, and reporting. As such, it is a practical gui…
Книга основана на данных литературы и собственном опыте автора как кардиолога Международной программы популяционного обследования на ИБС и ведущие факторы риска, которая проводилась в Москве, Ленинграде и ряде городов США. В книге использованы материалы по эпидемиологии неинфекционных заболеваний, собранные в современной мировой литературе. Описываются принципы популяционного скрининга, методы эпи…