Libri di Blackburn

Perché le persone invecchiano in modo così diverso l'una dall'altra? Perché alcune arrivano alla terza età con la mente lucida

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and in full-colour, this new edition provides an accessible introduction and revision aid for medical, nursing and all health sciences students. Thoroughly updated and now fully supported by a set of web-based flashcards, Anatomy at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of anatomy to encapsulate all that the student needs to know. Anatomy at a Glance:* Addresses the basic concepts of anatomy in an highly visual, easy-to-remember way* Features two new chapters outlining anatomical terminology and basic embryology* Includes more coverage of imaging techniques such as CT and MRI* Offers free online flashcards for self-assessment and revision at www.wiley.com/go/anatomyataglance To find out more about the at a Glance series, please visit www.ataglanceseries.com

Nutritional oncology is an increasingly active interdisciplinary field where cancer is investigated as both a systemic and local disease originating with the changes in the genome and progressing through a multi-step process which may be influenced at many points in its natural history by nutritional factors that could impact the prevention of cancer, the quality of life of cancer patients, and the risk of cancer recurrence in the rapidly increasing population of cancer survivors. Since the first edition of this book was published in 1999, the idea that there is a single gene pathway or single drug will provide a cure for cancer has given way to the general view that dietary/environmental factors impact the progression of genetic and cellular changes in common forms of cancer. This broad concept can now be investigated within a basic and clinical research context for specific types of cancer. This book attempts to cover the current available knowledge in this new field of nutritional oncology written by invited experts. This book attempts to provide not only the theoretical and research basis for nutritional oncology, but will offer the medical oncologist and other members of multidisciplinary groups treating cancer patients practical information on nutrition assessment and nutritional regimens, including micronutrient and phytochemical supplementation. The editors hope that this volume will stimulate increased research, education and patient application of the principles of nutritional oncology. This book covers hot new topics of nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics in cancer cell growth. It includes new chapters on metabolic networks in cancer cell growth, nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. It presents substantially revised chapters on breast cancer and nutrition, prostate cancer and nutrition, and colon cancer and nutrition. It includes new illustrations throughout the text, especially in the breast cancer chapter. It includes integrated insights into the unanswered questions and clearly defined objectives of research in nutritional oncology. It offers practical guidelines for clinicians advising malnourished cancer patients and cancer survivors on diet, nutrition, and lifestyle, and provides information on the role of bioactive substances, dietary supplements, phytochemicals and botanicals in cancer prevention and treatment.

Following the same format used in written and oral board exams, this handbook is essential whether you are a resident or nurse anesthetist seeking certification or a practitioner studying for re-certification. Concentrating on the most significant near misses, this manual focuses on complications in airways, potential cardiac events, and neurophysiological obstacles. Like all the books in the "Near Missesseries", "Near Misses in Neuroanesthesia" alerts you to real-life case scenarios with unexpected consequences.

Perché le persone invecchiano in modo così diverso l'una dall'altra? Perché alcune arrivano alla terza età con la mente lucida, fisicamente sane e piene di energia, mentre altre, magari più giovani, mostrano precocemente i segni e gli acciacchi tipici della vecchiaia? E, soprattutto, si può fare qualcosa per ritardare gli effetti più invalidanti della terza età? Elizabeth Blackburn, biologa molecolare premio Nobel per la medicina, ed Elissa Epel, psicologa della salute, si confrontano con questi interrogativi alla luce dei risultati di una loro recentissima, e per molti aspetti rivoluzionaria, ricerca, che ha identificato i principali «responsabili» dell'invecchiamento degli esseri umani nei telomeri, le minuscole porzioni di DNA che rivestono le parti terminali dei cromosomi, proteggendoli dal deterioramento del materiale genetico. Con il passare del tempo, infatti, i telomeri tendono ad accorciarsi e, quindi, a perdere di efficacia nella loro azione di prevenzione del deperimento cellulare. La velocità con cui la loro lunghezza si riduce, però, non è costante e uguale per tutti, ma cambia da individuo a individuo, e dipende tanto da fattori genetici (come alcune malattie, fortunatamente rare) quanto dall'equilibrio psichico e dallo stile di vita. La buona notizia - ed è questa la straordinaria scoperta delle due autrici - è che tale processo non è affatto irreversibile, anzi ciascuno di noi può fare qualcosa per bloccarlo o, addirittura, invertirne la direzione. Le numerose evidenze scientifiche raccolte da Blackburn ed Epel hanno infatti dimostrato che nutrirsi in modo sano e naturale, praticare una corretta attività fisica, affrontare le situazioni stressanti senza lasciarsene sopraffare, e persino prendersi cura dell'ambiente in cui si vive, sono armi efficacissime non solo per contrastare l'accorciamento dei telomeri, ma anche per favorirne la crescita, in modo che possano continuare a svolgere al meglio la loro funzione.