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Complement in PNH and other hemolytic anaemias part 3 of 3 /

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Public response to a proposed field trial of genetically engineered mosquitoes in the United States a case study /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Recent transmissions of mosquito-borne disease -- Oxitec proposal of a Florida Keys trial of genetically engineered mosquitoes -- FDA "Finding of No Significant Impact" -- FDA public comments analyzed -- Themes: ecological implications; human health; concerns about genetically modified organisms generally; government and industry mistrust -- Georeferenced attitudes to genetically engineered mosquitoes -- Results of Florida's non-binding referendum -- Importance of public trust to successful public health interventions.…”
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Guidance for responsible testing and implementation of gene-drive systems

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Impact of the HPV vaccine programme -- a changing landscape

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Nanomedicines for brain diseases

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The Blood-Brain Barrier in healthy and diseased state -- Planning a nano-4-neuro -- Strategies for Blood-Brain Barrier crossing with nanotechnology -- Technological issues -- What we learn and what to do in NPs for CNS -- Exploitation of endogenous/exogenous pathways -- Proofs of concept and pharmacological evidences -- The case of Alzheimer's Disease: analysis of nanomedicine applications.…”
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Cargo receptors for selective autophagy

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Selective autophagy mechanisms and importance for health -- Principles of action of cargo receptors -- p62 and aggrephagy -- LIR motifs -- Salmonella and xenophagy -- Mitophagy -- Erphagy.…”
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Epigenetics and inheritance

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Definition of epigenetics -- Epigenetics and stem cell biology -- Mechanisms of inheritable epigenetics -- Examples of the epigenetic code -- Genomic imprinting -- Imprinting as a paradigm for epigenetic gene regulation and inheritance -- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) definition -- Dutch hunger winter as an example of DOHaD -- IVF as a potential example of DOHaD -- IVF technology and imprinting disorders.…”
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Exercise for stroke prevention

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Eosinophil functions in allergic diseases an evolving paradigm /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Eosinophil morphology, development, and tissue distribution in health -- Mechanisms of eosinophil tissue recruitment in allergic diseases -- Eosinophil effector functions: Exocytosis and the traditional paradigm -- Eosinophil modes of degranulation revisited -- Piecemeal degranulation and an evolving paradigm -- Release of eosinophil extracellular granules and DNA traps.…”
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Pathways of apoptosis in muscle part 2 of 2 /

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Immunology, the microbiome and future perspectives

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The composition of the microbiome -- The influence of the microbiome on behaviour and health -- Factors that affect microbiome composition -- Faecal microbial transplants -- Variation of bacterial species within the gut -- The potential for microbiome alteration in the future.…”
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Clinical trial designs for rare diseases part 1 of 2, trial designs /

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Oogenesis in mammals

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Introduction to podoconiosis

Table of Contents: “…Contents: An overview of podoconiosis -- Mapping and Epidemiology of podoconiosis -- The economic, social, and mental health burden of podoconiosis -- The genetic and environmental sides of podoconiosis -- Clinical features and stages of podoconiosis -- Prevention of podoconiosis -- The GoLBeT trial -- Research into advocacy.…”
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Clinical trial designs for rare diseases part 2 of 2, trial protocols /

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An introduction to the world of microbes

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The high diversity and pervasiveness of microbes -- History of microbiology -- Observing microbes and the advancement of microscopy -- Describing and distinguishing microbes -- Microbes in health and disease -- Microbes, evolution, and the environment -- Putting microbes to work: microbes and food & synthetic biology.…”
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Outcomes in children born after assisted reproductive technology

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Health concerns regarding children conceived with ART -- Different types of ART covered (e.g. fresh frozen ICSI) -- Hospital admission rates -- Congenital anomalies -- Respiratory illnesses and other outcomes -- Neurological and neurodevelopmental outcomes -- Neonatal outcomes -- Cancer risk -- Implications for families and fertility practitioners.…”
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Translating microbiome research to clinics trends, directions and challenges /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Introduction to microbiome -- Phyla, distribution and factors affecting microbiome -- Beneficial effects of microbiome to human health -- Manipulating the microbiome -- Microbiome therapy -- Challenges and future directions.…”
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis adapting to reach the end game /

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Introduction to applied molecular biology

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Molecular biology -- Polymerase chain reaction and the enzymes that make cloning possible -- Examples of applied molecular biology techniques in health and disease -- Cloning in bacteria, yeast and eukaryotes -- GMOs and regulation.…”
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