Biology for the Health Sciences

Mechanisms of Disease

Mark F Wiser

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
30 June 2023

Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences; Cellular biology (cytology)

Biology is central to our understanding of health and disease and to the development of effective treatments, and thus it is critical that health professionals have a solid grounding and knowledge comfort in the pathogenesis and mechanisms of disease processes. This innovative new textbook draws these topics together, providing an accessible introduction across four central disciplines - basic biology, biotechnology, non-infectious disease and infectious disease.

Key Features:

Provides students of biology and those going into health care professions with a strong foundation to understand the pathogenesis of disease at the molecular and cellular level Focuses on the etiology and pathophysiology of the major human diseases by body system, including diabetes and nutritional disorders, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer, aligned to medicine and health science course structure Covers mechanisms of infectious disease transmission, as well as disease pathophysiology, and considers the impact of antibiotic resistance Reviews the applications of biotechnology and genomics to human health in diagnosis and treatment, as well as to our understanding of disease and disease surveillance Each chapter contains a mini glossary of key terms and associated definitions, and review questions allow students to assess how much of the chapter they have understood Digital resources accompany the textbook, such as interactive quizzes for students to engage with and figure slides of the book's illustrations that instructors can use in lectures

Enhanced throughout with plentiful illustrations, Biology for the Health Sciences is an essential companion for any student of the health sciences and for biological science students studying the causes of disease as part of a wider course.

By: Mark F Wiser
Imprint: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 1.760kg
ISBN: 9781032357263
ISBN 10: 1032357266
Pages: 506
Publication Date: 30 June 2023
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Chemical Basis of Life 2. Cell Structure and Function 3. Protein Structure and Function 4. Molecular Biology 5. Genetics and Evolution 6. Genomics and the Omics Revolution 7. Genetic Engineering 8. Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells 9. The Immune System 10. Disease Overview and Molecular Biomarkers 11. Genetic Diseases 12. Nutritional Disorders 13. Diabetes 14. Cardiovascular Disease 15. Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiorenal Syndrome 16. Cancer 17. Immunological Disorders 18. Drug Misuse Associated Disorders 19. Infectious Diseases 20. Respiratory tract Infections 21. Diarrheal Diseases 22. HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases 23. Malaria and other Vector Transmitted Diseases 24. Parasitic Helminths

Mark F. Wiser is Associate Professor and Vice Chair, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA