Published November, 2012
By Aamir Ahmad
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This volume covers recent progress in breast cancer research. It explores breast cancer, the factors that make it lethal and current research progress, including stem cells, microRNAs, epigenetics, genomics and some novel signaling pathways.

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Published November, 2012
By Iwao Ohtsuki, Shoichi Imai and Makoto Endo
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Developments in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
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Published November, 2012
By Richard M. Cowett
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Here, a stellar international group of contributors examines the various aspects of metabolism in the human adult during pregnancy, in the foetus, and in the new-born.

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Published November, 2012
By Henry E. Adams and Patricia B. Sutker
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Whereas there was almost a vacuum of empirical knowledge ten years ago about the personality disorders, concentrated efforts have been undertaken to investigate classification, comorbidities, and expression of the personality disorders, and variants in normal personality traits.

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Published November, 2012
By Wen-Quan Zou and Pierluigi Gambetti
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Volume II covers the etiology, pathogenesis, classification, histopathological and clinical aspects of animal and human prion diseases, including decontamination of prions and development of therapeutics for prion diseases, such as immunomodulation.

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Published November, 2012
By Suresh R. Devasahayam
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The use of digital signal processing is ubiquitous in the field of physiology and biomedical engineering. This book takes a unitary approach to physiological systems, beginning with signal measurement and acquisition, followed by signal processing, linear systems modelling, and computer simulations.

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Published November, 2012
By Joseph M. Tager, S. Papa and Ferruccio Guerrieri
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Published November, 2012
By Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas, Raul Cutait, Patrick M. Lynch, Ian Tomlinson and Hans F.A. Vasen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: MD Anderson Solid Tumor Oncology Series
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Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the US and the third most recently linked to cancer deaths. The lifetime risk of colorectal cancer is 5-6%, however patients with a familial risk (with two or more first or second degree relatives) make up 20% of the patients.

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Published November, 2012
By Mirjana Pavlovic and Bela Balint
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Stem cells are the building blocks for all other cells in an organism. The human body has about 200 different types of cells and any of those cells can be produced by a stem cell.

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Published November, 2012
By V. Sree Hari Rao, Ravi Durvasula and Vadrevu Sree Hari Rao
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Despite great advances in public health worldwide, insect vector-borne infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.

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