Published February, 2008
By Novartis Foundation, Derek J. Chadwick, Jamie A. Goode and Novartis Founda
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The recent identification of susceptibility genes for schizophrenia, depression and learning and memory dysfunction suggest that psychiatric disorders may be influenced by a small number of genes with multiple actions.

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Published January, 2008
By Novartis Foundation
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Fatty Acid and Lipotoxicity in Obesity and Diabetes deals with the molecular aspects of fatty acid action in obesity and insulin resistance. The topics include lipid metabolism and adipose tissue biology, and beta-cell function and insulin resistance. Chapters deal with the molecular genetics and molecular physiology of energy homeostasis.

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Published December, 2007
By Novartis Foundation, Derek J. Chadwick and Jamie A. Goode
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The formation of blood vessels is an essential aspect of embryogenesis in vertebrates. It is a central feature of numerous post-embryonic processes, including tissue and organ growth and regeneration. It is also part of the pathology of tumour formation and certain inflammatory conditions.

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Published October, 2007
By Novartis Foundation, Derek J. Chadwick, Jamie A. Goode and Novartis Founda
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Featuring contributions from many of the leading laboratories of mitochondrial biology worldwide, Novartis Foundation Symposium 287, Mitochondrial Biology: New Perspectives provides a timely summary of the current state-of-the-art in mitochondrial research.

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Published September, 2007
By CIBA Foundation Symposium
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This work focuses on the autoimmune processes that have now been proven to underlie a number of serious diseases, including diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

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Published September, 2007
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Many common human diseases have a multifactorial origin: they are influenced by a person′s genetic predisposition as well as by factors in the environment. This volume deals with the application of recombinant DNA techniques to the identification of diseases that have more than one inherited component.

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Published September, 2007
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This international symposium focuses on the contributions that biomedical research is making to the provision of proper health care for the increasing numbers of elderly people in all countries, developed and developing. Recent, encouraging developments in the areas of malignancy, dementia, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease are emphasized.

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Published September, 2007
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Reviews recent basic research into IgE, mast cells, and the allergic response and the relevance of this work to human pathophysiology, and discusses new methods of treatment.

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Published September, 2007
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The many different kinds of blood cells found in the human body are derived from multi–potential stem cells, which are induced to differentiate into one or another cell type by the action of regulatory proteins or growth factors.

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Published September, 2007
By CIBA Foundation Symposium
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