Published December, 2012
By Eleonora Porcu, Patrizia Ciotti and Stefano Venturoli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Oocyte freezing is the technology of the future in human reproductive medicine; storing eggs is ethical and gives infertile women a chance of conception. This book gives a complete picture of this technique which is rapidly becoming an essential component in the practice of reproductive physicians and embryologists.

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Published December, 2012
By Antonio Culebras
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Sleep disorders are highly prevalent. Sleep, Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease brings together research into the relationship between sleep disorders and common vascular disturbances, such as stroke and hypertension. Written by experts in the field this book will be of interest to sleep and stroke specialists, as well as primary-care practitioners.

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Published November, 2012
By Jan Gerris, G. David Adamson, Petra De Sutter, Catherine Racowsky and Petra de De Sutter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Single Embryo Transfer provides data on patient and embryo selection and focuses on all clinical and technical aspects involved, e.g. ovarian stimulation, factors affecting embryo quality and methods to choose the embryo most likely to implant, counselling, health economics, cryopreservation of embryos, models to implement SET, ethical and philosophical considerations.

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Published November, 2012
By Evelyne Sernagor, Stephen Eglen, Rachel Wong and Bill Harris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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First published in 2006, this book is an overview of vertebrate retinal development for both biologists and clinicians. Each of the seventeen chapters covers a specific step in the process, focusing on the underlying molecular, cellular, and physiological mechanisms, with a special section focusing on emerging technologies, including genomics, zebrafish genetics and stem cell biology.

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Published November, 2012
By R. Douglas Fields
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Much interest has been focused on how synapses function at the molecular level, while the cell-cell interactions controlling the formation receive far less attention. In widening the scope of consideration, contributors to this book reveal that there is much to learning and memory that lies beyond the synapse.

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Published November, 2012
By Peter Marler and H. Philip Zeigler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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A pioneering study identifying common brain mechanisms in both birds and humans. Contributions from both the founding forefathers and younger researchers who represent the future of this field give this book an impressive breadth and coverage. Written for behavioural neuroscientists, neurobiologists, onithologists and graduates of animal behaviour and neurosciences disciplines.

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Published November, 2012
By Angus Nicholls and Martin Liebscher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Since Freud, the concept of the unconscious has exerted an enormous influence upon psychoanalysis, psychology, literary, critical and social theory. This volume examines the many theories of the unconscious that existed in nineteenth-century German thought, and the extent to which they may have influenced Freud and the origins of psychoanalysis.

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Published November, 2012
By Renzo Guerrini, Hermann Stefan, Elinor Ben-Menachem and Patrick Chauvel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Case Studies in Neurology
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This selection of epilepsy case studies will inform and challenge clinicians at all stages in their careers. Including both common and uncommon cases, Case Studies in Epilepsy reinforces the diagnostic skills and treatment decision-making processes necessary to treat epilepsy and other seizures confidently in pediatric and adult patients.

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Published November, 2012
By William E. Schiesser
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Aimed at graduates and researchers, this introduction to computer-based partial differential equation (PDE) modeling provides readers with the practical tools necessary to develop and use mathematical models in biomedical engineering. With step-by-step guidelines and detailed examples, the reader will learn how PDE analysis is formulated, implemented and tested.

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Published November, 2012
By Edward Lin, Atul Gaur, Michael Jones, Aamer Ahmed, Linda Edward, Mike Jones and Anil Ahmed
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This practical illustrated handbook of ultrasound anatomy addresses the two main challenges for anyone learning ultrasound techniques: where to place the probe, and how to interpret what is seen on the screen. An essential resource for anesthetists, intensivists and chronic pain specialists.

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