Medical Equipment & Techniques

Since pain management became a speciality in its own right and following the tremendous breakthroughs made by several pioneer researchers, we have ...

Stem cells are the building blocks of the body. They can develop into any of the cells that make up our bodies. Stem cells carry a lot of hope for ...

High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an increasingly popular physical tool with a wide range of applications in medicine. One of the drivers...

Varicose veins are known to affect approximately one third of the population and lead to reduced quality of life for patients. The traditional meth...

This book is a continuation of the book Medicine Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles research summaries from a n...

This book is a continuation of the book Medicine Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles research summaries from a n...

Anaesthetic drugs with a rapid onset of action and a short half-live, such as the hypnotic propofol and the analgesic opioid remifentanil, allow ea...

Melatonin was discovered in 1958 and has been the object of study from many points of view, including its synthesis, features, functions, and mecha...

A catheter is a thin, flexible tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage, administration of fl...

This book is a continuation of the book Medicine Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches of to...

The authors have shown recently that for the two types of adult stem cells (hematopoietic stem cells and intestinal epithelium stem cells), the is...

This book is a continuation of the book Medicine Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches of to...

Dermal fibroblasts are the most numerous cells within the dermal layer of skin. The main function of fibroblasts is to preserve the structural inte...

Many studies have shown that free radical damage and lipid peroxidation increase as a function of the degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids pre...

The remarkable stories of the world's most famous body parts.Louis XIV's rear end inspired the British National Anthem. Queen Victoria's armpit led...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

At a time when medicine is a highly sought-after career for Indian women, it is hard to imagine what it was like for the pioneers. The story of how...

Patients with difficult airways represent a clinical conundrum for anaesthetists. With a wide variety of presentations in both an elective and emer...

Medical Ventilator System Basics: A clinical guide is a user-friendly guide to the basic principles and the technical aspects of mechanical ventila...

When is a human study ethical? For years, science and society have struggled with this question. Experts have put great effort into developing ethi...

The full colour, beautifully illustrated Modern Medicines from Plants: Botanical histories of some of modern medicines most important drugs feature...