Books in the River Publishers Series in Research and Business Chronicles: Biotechnology and Medicine series

Investigates the complexity of the determinants of burn out in different populations (health care professions, teachers, social workers etc.). Based on empirical study, the authors have developed a model of vulnerability to burn out which explains it as a specific complementary interaction between certain personality profile and the psychological climate of a work place.

It is important to understand the limitations of integrating clinical phenotypes with genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic approaches. This book focuses on some key advances in this field.

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer is the key for transforming treatment. A substantial proportion of human genes show alternative splicing, and misregulation of Pre-MRNA splicing is seen in several cancers. This book investigates these matters.

Examines stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. This book covers many topics in the field and is based on seminars given by recognised scientists involved in the international master program on stem cell biology at the University Pierre and Marie Curie (UPMC) in Paris.

The Disputationes Workshop series is an international initiative aimed at disseminating stem cell related cutting edge knowledge among scientists, healthcare workers, students and policy makers. This book gathers together some of the ideas discussed during the third and fourth Disputationes Workshops held in Florence (Italy) and Aalborg (Denmark), respectively.

Presents updated information about inflammatory bowel disease for health-care workers. The theoretical content is based on controlled and randomized clinical studies. Coverage includes all important topics required to understand ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Covers numerous recent technological and research accomplishments in the area of nanomedicine and tissue engineering. This book follows recent trends in drug delivery systems, wound healing fields, cancer therapies, protection of teeth and also other health care systems.