Published October, 2008
By Novartis Foundation
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Recent progress has led to a better understanding of the molecular structure of sodium channels, how they work and the mechanisms that restrict their expression to particular cell types.

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Published October, 2008
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Chronic inflammation predisposes to some forms of cancer and the host response to malignant disease shows several parallels with inflammation and wound healing. The cells involved in inflammation are detected in a range of common cancers, together with the inflammatory cytokines and members of the chemokine ligand/receptor systems.

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Published October, 2008
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• Represents comprehensive coverage of the topic of anaphylaxis, from basic immunological mechanisms through to health policy aspects of dealing with the disorder.
• Interdisciplinary in its approach, includes detailed data from basic studies, epidemiological studies, and clinical investigations.

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Published October, 2008
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This book brings together scientists and clinicians working on a variety of approaches for regeneration of damaged or lost cartilage and bone to assess the progress of this dynamic field.

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Published October, 2008
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The pacemaking and conduction system (PCS) is vital for generating and synchronizing the heart beat.   Dysfunction of this system can be a direct cause of cardiac conduction disturbance, arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.

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Published October, 2008
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Ageing at individual and population levels presents one of the greatest challenges to humankind as we begin the 21st century. Throughout the world, older adults are the fasts growing population group. Ageing is associated with an increased risk for development of chronic diseases that contribute to morbidity and mortality.

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Published October, 2008
By Novartis Foundation
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Several fundamentally important questions form the basis for thisbook.

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Published October, 2008
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This book draws together contributions from some of the leading investigators in the field of autism to consider specific problem areas in current research. Each contributor brings expertise from a different field, providing a balanced view of the whole spectrum of study of this disorder.

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Published June, 2008
By Novartis Foundation, Derek J. Chadwick and Jamie A. Goode
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The heat shock, or cell stress, response was first identified in the polytene chromosomes of Drosophila. This was later related to the appearance of novel proteins within stressed cells, and the key signal stimulating this appearance was identified as the presence of unfolded proteins within the cell.

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Published June, 2008
By Novartis Foundation, Gregory R. Bock and Jamie A. Goode
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The past decade has seen mounting global concern regarding viral outbreaks such as SARS, avian influenza and West Nile virus. In 2004 and 2005, reports of bird-to-human, and possible human-to-human, transmissions of the H5N1 influenza viruses raised fears that these viruses could cause a pandemic on the scale of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.

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