Diseases & Disorders

Cholangiocarcinoma is a devastating illness with poor long-term survival. The diagnosis and treatment of cholangocarcinoma is becoming increasingly...

Lyme neuroborreliosis is a disorder of immense magnitude and importance. This volume on Lyme neuroborreliosis, authored by David S Younger provides...

This book presents original results on the leading edge of cancer research. Topics discussed include oral cancer cachexia; the immunological mechan...

Vaccines save lives by preventing disease in the people who receive them. In some instances, however, a vaccine can have severe side effects, inclu...

Crohn''s disease is a chronic illness that afflicts millions of patients worldwide. Despite its increasing recognition as a medical specialty withi...

The book Psychoneurocybernetic Conquest of Carcinogenesis and Cancers is written to be understood by the informed layman as well as by scientists. ...

Lung cancer, the most common and deadliest malignancy worldwide, is one of the biggest challenges for modern oncology. Although lung cancer present...

Briefly during fall 2014, many U.S. citizens feared that the United States would join affected countries in western Africa in confronting a serious...

The discovery of antibiotics in the early 20th century fundamentally transformed human and veterinary medicine. Antibiotics now save millions of li...

Periodontal diseases are chronic infectious diseases characterised by a destructive inflammatory process affecting the supporting tissues of the to...

The diagnosis and treatment of Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have evolved significantly in the past decade. With advances in our understand...

Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death world-wide with the majority of patients suffering from advanced unresectable or metastatic non-s...

In late 2015, health officials in Brazil recognized a marked increase in the number of infants born with microcephaly (from Greek, meaning small he...

The high-throughput techniques underlying a systems level analysis of biological organisms have emerged as powerful tools in the study of disease m...

This book presents current research in the study of various cancer treatments. Topics discussed include anticancer drugs and anticancer agents; des...

DNA vaccination is one of the most promising techniques for immunisation against diseases caused by viruses, protozoa, bacteria, and even for tumou...

Today, the neurotoxic and neuroprotective roles of the innate immune reactions in ageing, brain injury, autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders ...

Several medical options in palliative care can have complex moral, religious, cultural, medical and legal issues. These treatment options, such as ...

This book represents original findings and observations that were made recently on the role and function of MHC proteins in different laboratories ...

This book is intended as a guide for the diagnosis and management of children with celiac disease. It is an excellent learning resource suitable fo...

Melanoma accounts for only 4% of all skin cancer cases but most of skin cancer-related death. The rising incidence of melanoma makes this tumour an...

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in the western world, seen mostly in the elderly age-group and has a very variable c...

Myofibroblasts play a major role in connective tissue remodeling by synthesising the extracellular matrix (ECM) and by exerting contraction, both o...

Cholangiocarcinoma presents a challenge for cancer specialists all over the world. Neoplasia of the biliary tract are rare, accounting for approxim...