This volume includes five chapters dealing with some of the latest advances in medicine and biology. Chapter One pontificates on the impact of the sequencing of the human genome on the search for life in the universe. Chapter Two summarizes current understanding of how to assess endothelial dysfunction, main risk factors, mechanisms underlying its development, prognostic implications, and biomarkers. Chapter Three assesses the effects of the hormone irisin on glucose metabolism. Chapter Four highlights the common disorders that need to be considered as a differential diagnosis for...

This volume includes some of the latest research in the fields of medicine and biology. Chapter One discusses various technologies for the repair of skin tissue. Chapter Two reviews the pathophysiology, symptoms and treatment of diseases. Chapter Three illustrates how an understanding of colloidal behavior of proteins can enhance product development of biologics such as antibodies and antibody drug conjugates. Chapter Four deals with the characteristics and clinical significance of TP53 abberations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Chapter Five examines the effect of dietary histidine...

This volume includes eight chapters which describe recent advances in medicine and biology. Chapter One summarizes new therapeutics for the treatment of optic neuritis, a condition involving primary inflammation, demyelination, and axonal injury of the optic nerve. Chapter Two uses animal models of viral myocarditis to study the natural history, genetics, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestation of viral myocarditis in humans. Chapter Three evaluates the functions of fibroblast growth factors in physiological mechanisms, their role in maintaining homeostatic balance, their role in signal...