{"product_id":"biology-for-the-health-sciences-9780815345862","title":"Biology for the Health Sciences","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiology 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers mechanisms of infectious disease tran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Chemical Basis of Life\u003cbr\u003e2. Cell Structure and Function\u003cbr\u003e3. Protein Structure and Function\u003cbr\u003e4. Molecular Biology\u003cbr\u003e5. Genetics and Evolution\u003cbr\u003e6. Genomics and the Omics Revolution\u003cbr\u003e7. Genetic Engineering\u003cbr\u003e8. Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells\u003cbr\u003e9. The Immune System\u003cbr\u003e10. Disease Overview and Molecular Biomarkers\u003cbr\u003e11. Genetic Diseases\u003cbr\u003e12. Nutritional Disorders\u003cbr\u003e13. Diabetes\u003cbr\u003e14. Cardiovascular Disease\u003cbr\u003e15. Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiorenal Syndrome\u003cbr\u003e16. Cancer\u003cbr\u003e17. Immunological Disorders\u003cbr\u003e18. Drug Misuse Associated Disorders\u003cbr\u003e19. Infectious Diseases\u003cbr\u003e20. Respiratory tract Infections\u003cbr\u003e21. Diarrheal Diseases\u003cbr\u003e22. HIV\/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases\u003cbr\u003e23. Malaria and other Vector Transmitted Diseases\u003cbr\u003e24. Parasitic Helminths\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405924835671,"sku":"9780815345862","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780815345862.jpg?v=1730493925","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/biology-for-the-health-sciences-9780815345862","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}