Published April, 2018
By Satoshi Iwase, Junichiro Hayano and Satoshi Orimo
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Heart rate variability is another valuable tool in investigating the current status of human vagal function and in predicting future cardiovascular disease. MIBG is also used to assess cardiac noradrenergic function, especially decreases associated with Parkinson's disease, Lewy body disease, and multisystem atrophy.

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Published April, 2018
By Shozo Tobimatsu and Ryusuke Kakigi
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Featuring contributions from prominent experts in the fields, the book focuses on the current status of the application of MEG, not only to each nervous system but also to various diseases such as epilepsy, neurological disorders, and psychiatric disorders, while also examining the feasibility of using MEG for these diseases.

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Published April, 2018
By Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
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This timely book, published just as cancer immunotherapy comes of age, summarizes the rationale, present status, and future perspective for cancer immunotherapy.

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Published April, 2018
By Masataka Sata
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This book is a methodological source on mice models of vascular diseases. Genetically modified mice are a very powerful tool for studying the pathogenesis of various diseases, including immunological and oncological disorders, but they had always been thought to be too small to be used in the field of cardiovascular disease.

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Published April, 2018
By Takafumi Ueda and Akira Kawai
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This book reviews the brilliant progress made in the past three decades in clinical outcomes for osteosarcoma patients treated with a multidisciplinary approach, including limb-salvage surgery combined with neoadjuvant multidrug chemotherapy and aggressive management of pulmonary metastasis.

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Published March, 2018
By Shin'ichi Takeda, Yuko Miyagoe-Suzuki and Madoka Mori-Yoshimura
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This book presents recent advances in translational research on muscular dystrophy (MD) to physicians and researchers, including cutting-edge research on the disease such as regenerative medicine, next-generation DNA sequencing, and nucleic acid therapies.

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Published March, 2018
By Minoru Fukuda and Koichi Furukawa
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This volume provides a comprehensive summary of glycosignals and their involvement in cancer, covering numerous topics such as glycosylation machineries, regulation of phenotypes, cell signaling, immune regulation, complex carbohydrate organization, and clinical applications.

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Published March, 2018
By Masaaki Inaba
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As either bone or muscle is intimately involved in the regulation of metabolic status, keeping the musculoskeletal system healthy is important for improving abnormal glucose metabolism toward normal levels and is vital, as well, for maintaining normal activities of daily living.

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Published March, 2018
By Toshiaki Tachibanaki
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This edited volume makes a contribution to the literature on happiness research by compiling studies based on cross-national research and from diverse academic disciplines.

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Published March, 2018
By Yoshiharu Sakai
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