Cures vs. profits : successes in translational research / James Lyons-Weiler, Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge, USA.

  • Lyons-Weiler, James
Date:
[2016]
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About this work

Also known as

Cures versus profits

Publication/Creation

New Jersey : World Scientific, [2016]

Physical description

xxxvi, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Abuses in medicine -- Outrageous acts of pseudoscience -- Wait, grapefruit is bad for you? -- Hormone receptor status and breast cancer treatment -- Fecal microbiota transplantation -- Overdiagnosis of ADHD: it's their mind, not yours -- Vaccination programs: eradication of infectious diseases -- Chemosensitivity and chemoresistance assays in cancer -- A very special kind of brain cancer surgery -- Genomics and personalized medicine -- Robot-guided surgery -- Hallmarks and principles of translational research success -- Future medicine 1: early detection and cures for Alzheimer's disease -- Future medicine 2: cancer vaccines -- The future of translational research.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    W20.55.T7 2016L99c
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9789814730136
  • 9814730130
  • 9789814730143
  • 9814730149