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Advances in Medical Imaging, Detection, and Diagnosis

Edición de Raj Bawa, Gerald F. Audette, S. R. Bawa, Bela Patel, Bruce D. Johnson, Rajeev Khanna ...

Series series Jenny Stanford Series on Current Issues in Medicine, Volume 4
Medical care is the most critical issue of our time and will be so for the foreseeable future. In this regard, the pace and sophistication of advances in medicine in the past two decades have been truly breathtaking. This has necessitated a growing need for comprehensive reference resources that highlight current issues in specific sectors of medicine. Keeping this in mind, each volume in the ... Leer más

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Medical care is the most critical issue of our time and will be so for the foreseeable future. In this regard, the pace and sophistication of advances in medicine in the past two decades have been truly breathtaking. This has necessitated a growing need for comprehensive reference resources that highlight current issues in specific sectors of medicine. Keeping this in mind, each volume in the
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Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences

Volume 2: Deductions Based Upon Quantitative Data

de Jules J. Berman ...

All too often, individuals engaged in the biomedical sciences assume that numeric data must be left to the proper authorities (e.g., statisticians and data analysts) who are trained to apply sophisticated mathematical algorithms to sets of data. This is a terrible mistake. Individuals with keen observational skills, regardless of their mathematical training, are in the best position to draw ... Leer más

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All too often, individuals engaged in the biomedical sciences assume that numeric data must be left to the proper authorities (e.g., statisticians and data analysts) who are trained to apply sophisticated mathematical algorithms to sets of data. This is a terrible mistake. Individuals with keen observational skills, regardless of their mathematical training, are in the best position to draw
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Biotechnology and the Human Good

de C. Ben Mitchell, Jean Bethke Elshtain, John F. Kilner, Scott B. Rae, Edmund D. Pellegrino ...

Some of humankind's greatest tools have been forged in the research laboratory. Who could argue that medical advances like antibiotics, blood transfusions, and pacemakers have not improved the quality of people's lives? But with each new technological breakthrough there comes an array of consequences, at once predicted and unpredictable, beneficial and hazardous.Outcry over recent developments in ... Leer más

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Some of humankind's greatest tools have been forged in the research laboratory. Who could argue that medical advances like antibiotics, blood transfusions, and pacemakers have not improved the quality of people's lives? But with each new technological breakthrough there comes an array of consequences, at once predicted and unpredictable, beneficial and hazardous.Outcry over recent developments in
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The Creative Destruction of Medicine

How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care

de Eric Topol ...

**How genomics, big data, and digital technology are revolutionizing every aspect of medicine, from physical exams to drug prescriptions to organ transplants“The Creative Destruction of Medicine should be required reading by all physicians and in all medical schools. It is simply that good.” —Forbes**Technology dominates our lives, and personal genomics is revolutionizing biology. But despite the ... Leer más

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**How genomics, big data, and digital technology are revolutionizing every aspect of medicine, from physical exams to drug prescriptions to organ transplants“The Creative Destruction of Medicine should be required reading by all physicians and in all medical schools. It is simply that good.” —Forbes**Technology dominates our lives, and personal genomics is revolutionizing biology. But despite the
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Genome

The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

de Matt Ridley ...

"Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability." — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped. ... Leer más

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"Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability." — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped.
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惡血：矽谷獨角獸的醫療騙局！深藏血液裡的祕密、謊言與金錢

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

de 約翰．凱瑞魯 John Carreyrou ...

Traducido por 林錦慧 ...

────新創神話!?揭露3000億獨創醫療科技的超完美騙局────　　她被譽為女版賈伯斯、《富比世》全球最年輕的創業女富豪，　　　　如何用「一滴血」顛覆血液檢測、翻轉醫療產業？　　一項即將改變你我健康的醫療檢測新科技，　　而它的技術來自──謊言！　　★ 即將改編成電影，由奧斯卡影后珍妮佛．勞倫斯（Jennifer Lawrence）主演　　★ 榮登《紐約時報》、《出版人週刊》暢銷榜　　★ 美國Amazon當月最佳書籍，超過800名讀者高度評價5顆星　　★ 已售出多國版權，讀者熱烈期待（德、荷、意、日、英、韓等多國）　　伊莉莎白．霍姆斯（Elizabeth Holmes），因為一場暑期實習（檢驗SARS病人檢體），　　開啟了她對於疾病檢測新科技的想望，企圖打造「改變世界」的生技新創。　　因此，19歲時她決定從史丹佛大學輟學，用一份26頁的文件開始了日後高達九十億美元的「創新」：　 ... Leer más

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────新創神話!?揭露3000億獨創醫療科技的超完美騙局────　　她被譽為女版賈伯斯、《富比世》全球最年輕的創業女富豪，　　　　如何用「一滴血」顛覆血液檢測、翻轉醫療產業？　　一項即將改變你我健康的醫療檢測新科技，　　而它的技術來自──謊言！　　★ 即將改編成電影，由奧斯卡影后珍妮佛．勞倫斯（Jennifer Lawrence）主演　　★ 榮登《紐約時報》、《出版人週刊》暢銷榜　　★ 美國Amazon當月最佳書籍，超過800名讀者高度評價5顆星　　★ 已售出多國版權，讀者熱烈期待（德、荷、意、日、英、韓等多國）　　伊莉莎白．霍姆斯（Elizabeth Holmes），因為一場暑期實習（檢驗SARS病人檢體），　　開啟了她對於疾病檢測新科技的想望，企圖打造「改變世界」的生技新創。　　因此，19歲時她決定從史丹佛大學輟學，用一份26頁的文件開始了日後高達九十億美元的「創新」：　
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We Are Electric

Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds

de Sally Adee ...

Science journalist Sally Adee breaks open the field of bioelectricity—the electric currents that run through our bodies and every living thing—its misunderstood history, and why new discoveries will lead to new ways around antibiotic resistance, cleared arteries, and new ways to combat cancer.You may be familiar with the idea of our body's biome: the bacterial fauna that populate our gut and can ... Leer más

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Science journalist Sally Adee breaks open the field of bioelectricity—the electric currents that run through our bodies and every living thing—its misunderstood history, and why new discoveries will lead to new ways around antibiotic resistance, cleared arteries, and new ways to combat cancer.You may be familiar with the idea of our body's biome: the bacterial fauna that populate our gut and can
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Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering?

de David Pearce ...

Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering? is a collection of essays by utilitarian philosopher David Pearce. The essays deal with a variety of subjects, including the abolition of suffering through biotechnology, negative utilitarianism, our obligations toward non-human animals, the nature of consciousness, and the future of intelligent life. ... Leer más

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Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering? is a collection of essays by utilitarian philosopher David Pearce. The essays deal with a variety of subjects, including the abolition of suffering through biotechnology, negative utilitarianism, our obligations toward non-human animals, the nature of consciousness, and the future of intelligent life.
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A Shot to Save the World

The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

de Gregory Zuckerman ...

**"An inspiring and informative page-turner." –Walter IsaacsonLonglisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardThe authoritative account of the race to produce the vaccines that are saving us all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Solved the Market**Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China in January 2020. Politicians, ... Leer más

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**"An inspiring and informative page-turner." –Walter IsaacsonLonglisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardThe authoritative account of the race to produce the vaccines that are saving us all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Solved the Market**Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China in January 2020. Politicians,
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Regenesis

How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves

de George M Church, Edward Regis ...

A Harvard biologist and master inventor explores how new biotechnologies will enable us to bring species back from the dead, unlock vast supplies of renewable energy, and extend human life.In Regenesis, George Church and science writer Ed Regis explore the possibilities of the emerging field of synthetic biology. Synthetic biology, in which living organisms are selectively altered by modifying ... Leer más

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A Harvard biologist and master inventor explores how new biotechnologies will enable us to bring species back from the dead, unlock vast supplies of renewable energy, and extend human life.In Regenesis, George Church and science writer Ed Regis explore the possibilities of the emerging field of synthetic biology. Synthetic biology, in which living organisms are selectively altered by modifying
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La enfermedad y sus metáforas | El sida y sus metáforas

de Susan Sontag ...

Traducido por Mario Muchnik Clemans ...

Este volumen reúne los ensayos, La enfermedad y sus metáforas y El sida y sus metáforas, que siguen ejerciendo una influencia enorme en la reflexión médica y en las vidas de miles de pacientes y cuidadores.Susan Sontag escribió La enfermedad y sus metáforas en 1978, mientras se trataba de un cáncer. En el libro quiso demostrar cómo los mitos acerca de algunas enfermedades, en especial del cáncer ... Leer más

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Este volumen reúne los ensayos, La enfermedad y sus metáforas y El sida y sus metáforas, que siguen ejerciendo una influencia enorme en la reflexión médica y en las vidas de miles de pacientes y cuidadores.Susan Sontag escribió La enfermedad y sus metáforas en 1978, mientras se trataba de un cáncer. En el libro quiso demostrar cómo los mitos acerca de algunas enfermedades, en especial del cáncer
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The Body Electric

Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life

de Robert Becker, Gary Selden ...

The perennial bestseller that you MUST READ in order to fully understand the interplay between electric energy and living organismsThe Body Electric tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Robert O. Becker, a pioneer in the field of regeneration and its relationship to electrical currents in living things, challenges the established mechanistic understanding of the body. He found ... Leer más

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The perennial bestseller that you MUST READ in order to fully understand the interplay between electric energy and living organismsThe Body Electric tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Robert O. Becker, a pioneer in the field of regeneration and its relationship to electrical currents in living things, challenges the established mechanistic understanding of the body. He found
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The Clinical Handbook of Biofeedback

A Step-by-Step Guide for Training and Practice with Mindfulness

de Inna Z. Khazan ...

A practical guide to the clinical use of biofeedback, integrating powerful mindfulness techniques.A definitive desk reference for the use of peripheral biofeedback techniques in psychotherapeutic settings, backed by a wealth of clinical researchIntroduces mindfulness and acceptance techniques and shows how these methods can be incorporated into biofeedback practiceStep-by-step instructions provide ... Leer más

$56.00 USD

A practical guide to the clinical use of biofeedback, integrating powerful mindfulness techniques.A definitive desk reference for the use of peripheral biofeedback techniques in psychotherapeutic settings, backed by a wealth of clinical researchIntroduces mindfulness and acceptance techniques and shows how these methods can be incorporated into biofeedback practiceStep-by-step instructions provide
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Ending Aging

The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime

de Aubrey de Grey, Michael Rae ...

" Ending Aging guides the reader through a maze of advances in molecular and cellular biology that could lead to anti-aging therapies." —Dr. Judy Illes, NatureNearly all scientists who study the biology of aging agree that we will someday be able to substantially slow down the aging process, extending our productive, youthful lives. Dr. Aubrey de Grey is perhaps the most bullish of all such ... Leer más

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" Ending Aging guides the reader through a maze of advances in molecular and cellular biology that could lead to anti-aging therapies." —Dr. Judy Illes, NatureNearly all scientists who study the biology of aging agree that we will someday be able to substantially slow down the aging process, extending our productive, youthful lives. Dr. Aubrey de Grey is perhaps the most bullish of all such
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Translational Regenerative Medicine

Edición de Anthony Atala, Julie Allickson ...

Translational Regenerative Medicine is a reference book that outlines the life cycle for effective implementation of discoveries in the dynamic field of regenerative medicine. By addressing science, technology, development, regulatory, manufacturing, intellectual property, investment, financial, and clinical aspects of the field, this work takes a holistic look at the translation of science and ... Leer más

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Translational Regenerative Medicine is a reference book that outlines the life cycle for effective implementation of discoveries in the dynamic field of regenerative medicine. By addressing science, technology, development, regulatory, manufacturing, intellectual property, investment, financial, and clinical aspects of the field, this work takes a holistic look at the translation of science and
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Peptides: Unlock the Secrets to Anti-aging Rapid Muscle Recovery (Transformative Protocols to Unlock Your Body's Cellular Regeneration, Effortless Weight Management)

de Gordon Weinstein ...

Transform your health and wellness with the ultimate guide to peptides! Are you struggling to find effective solutions for anti-aging, muscle recovery, and achieving youthful skin? Do you feel overwhelmed by the vast amount of information out there, unsure of where to start? Are you looking for a quick and easy way to incorporate peptides into your health regimen without the hassle? You’ll find in ... Leer más

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Transform your health and wellness with the ultimate guide to peptides! Are you struggling to find effective solutions for anti-aging, muscle recovery, and achieving youthful skin? Do you feel overwhelmed by the vast amount of information out there, unsure of where to start? Are you looking for a quick and easy way to incorporate peptides into your health regimen without the hassle? You’ll find in
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Modern Prometheus

Editing the Human Genome with Crispr-Cas9

de Jim Kozubek ...

Would you change your genes if you could? As we confront the 'industrial revolution of the genome', the recent discoveries of Crispr-Cas9 technologies are offering, for the first time, cheap and effective methods for editing the human genome. This opens up startling new opportunities as well as significant ethical uncertainty. Tracing events across a fifty-year period, from the first gene splicing ... Leer más

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Would you change your genes if you could? As we confront the 'industrial revolution of the genome', the recent discoveries of Crispr-Cas9 technologies are offering, for the first time, cheap and effective methods for editing the human genome. This opens up startling new opportunities as well as significant ethical uncertainty. Tracing events across a fifty-year period, from the first gene splicing
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Molecular Imaging Probes For Cancer Research

de Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen ...

This review volume integrates the advances in cancer biology, molecular imaging techniques and imaging probes for visualization and quantitative measurement of anatomical, functional, and molecular profiles of cancer. The volume also presents a comprehensive summary of the state-of-the-art technology in molecular imaging probe design and applications in radionuclide (PET and SPECT), magnetic ... Leer más

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This review volume integrates the advances in cancer biology, molecular imaging techniques and imaging probes for visualization and quantitative measurement of anatomical, functional, and molecular profiles of cancer. The volume also presents a comprehensive summary of the state-of-the-art technology in molecular imaging probe design and applications in radionuclide (PET and SPECT), magnetic
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DNA

The Story of the Genetic Revolution

de James D. Watson, Andrew Berry, Kevin Davies ...

The definitive insider's history of the genetic revolution--significantly updated to reflect the discoveries of the last decade.James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold. Updated to include new ... Leer más

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The definitive insider's history of the genetic revolution--significantly updated to reflect the discoveries of the last decade.James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold. Updated to include new
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Nmr Probeheads For Biophysical And Biomedical Experiments: Theoretical Principles And Practical Guidelines (2nd Edition)

de Mihaela Lupu, Joel Mispelter, Andre Briguet ...

NMR Probeheads for Biophysical and Biomedical Experiments 2nd Edition is essential reading for anyone in the field of NMR or MRI, from students to medical or biological scientists performing experiments under certain physical and/or geometrical conditions, unattainable by conventional or available probes. The material guides the reader through the most basic and comprehensive stages in ... Leer más

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NMR Probeheads for Biophysical and Biomedical Experiments 2nd Edition is essential reading for anyone in the field of NMR or MRI, from students to medical or biological scientists performing experiments under certain physical and/or geometrical conditions, unattainable by conventional or available probes. The material guides the reader through the most basic and comprehensive stages in
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Statistical Methods for Overdispersed Count Data

de Jean-Francois Dupuy ...

Statistical Methods for Overdispersed Count Data provides a review of the most recent methods and models for such data, including a description of R functions and packages that allow their implementation. All methods are illustrated on datasets arising in the field of health economics. As several tools have been developed to tackle over-dispersed and zero-inflated data (such as adjustment methods ... Leer más

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Statistical Methods for Overdispersed Count Data provides a review of the most recent methods and models for such data, including a description of R functions and packages that allow their implementation. All methods are illustrated on datasets arising in the field of health economics. As several tools have been developed to tackle over-dispersed and zero-inflated data (such as adjustment methods
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Delirium tremens (edición conmemorativa)

de Ignacio Solares ...

Esta lectura será una experiencia fuerte para lectores abstemios, alcohólicos, AA, codependientes y de toda otra claseIgnacio solares conjunta, a partir de entrevistas con diez individuos, una crónica periodística sobre el descenso a los infiernos, los traumas emocionales y sociales que llevan y resultan del delirium tremens, así como los valientes esfuerzos para superar estos retos.Edición ... Leer más

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Esta lectura será una experiencia fuerte para lectores abstemios, alcohólicos, AA, codependientes y de toda otra claseIgnacio solares conjunta, a partir de entrevistas con diez individuos, una crónica periodística sobre el descenso a los infiernos, los traumas emocionales y sociales que llevan y resultan del delirium tremens, así como los valientes esfuerzos para superar estos retos.Edición
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Hacking Healthcare

How AI and the Intelligence Revolution Will Reboot an Ailing System

de Tom Lawry ...

In this original work, Tom Lawry takes readers on a journey of understanding what we learned from fighting a global pandemic and how to apply these learnings to solve healthcare's other big challenges. This book is about empowering clinicians and consumers alike to take control of what is important to them by harnessing the power of AI and the Intelligent Health Revolution to create a sustainable ... Leer más

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In this original work, Tom Lawry takes readers on a journey of understanding what we learned from fighting a global pandemic and how to apply these learnings to solve healthcare's other big challenges. This book is about empowering clinicians and consumers alike to take control of what is important to them by harnessing the power of AI and the Intelligent Health Revolution to create a sustainable
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Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics

Edición de Joseph Boyle, Leonard Sumner ...

Series series Toronto Studies in Philosophy
How should we attempt to resolve concrete bioethical problems? How are we to understand the role of bioethics in the health care system, government, and academe? This collection of original essays raises these and other questions about the nature of bioethics as a discipline. The contributors to the volume discuss various approaches to bioethical thinking and the political and institutional ... Leer más

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How should we attempt to resolve concrete bioethical problems? How are we to understand the role of bioethics in the health care system, government, and academe? This collection of original essays raises these and other questions about the nature of bioethics as a discipline. The contributors to the volume discuss various approaches to bioethical thinking and the political and institutional
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