The Brain Source And Target For Sex Steroid Hormones 1st Tuscania Conference On Reproductive Medicine

This is a high-level reference text on the neurosteroids, sex steroid metabolism in the brain, and sex steroid actions in the brain. It contains 21 chapters by scientists who have been at the forefront of studies in the last two decades suggesting a neuromodulatory role in various physiological conditions possibly influencing sexual behavior, mood, memory, development, and aging.

This handbook aims to debunk the myth that vegetarian diets provide inadequate nutrition for growing children. Separate chapters address the needs of infants, preschoolers, school-age children, and teenagers. There are lots of child-friendly recipes, and a resources section.

The Future of Drug Discovery: Who decides which diseases to treat? provides a timely and detailed look at the efforts of the pharmaceutical industry and how they relate, or should relate, to societal needs. The authors posit that as a result of increasing risk aversion and accelerated savings in research and development, the industry is not developing drugs for increasingly prevalent diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, untreatable pain, antibiotics and more. This book carefully exposes the gap between the medicines and therapies we need and the current business path. By analyzing the situation and discussing prospects for the next decade, the The Future of Drug Discovery is a timely book for all those who care about the development needs for drugs for disease. Provides an in-depth, broad perspective on the crisis in drug industry Exposes the disconnect between what society needs and what the drug companies are working on Analyses and projects over 10 years into the future Explains what it means for scientists and society Determines what is needed to be done to make sure that the industry responds to society's needs, remains commercially attractive and answers the question as to who decides which diseases to treat

This volume reflects the rapid development in the field of GnRH, GnRH agonists and antagonists in basic science and their clinical applications. All aspects associated with the use of GnRH analogues are covered in the form of comprehensive state-of-the-art papers based on a large quantity of data presented at the Third International Symposium on GnRH Analogues in Cancer and Human Reproduction, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993.