Preedy V.R., Patel V.B. (Eds.) General Methods in Biomarker Research and their Applications

Springer, 2015. — 1325 p. — (Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications). — ISBN: 9789400776951.The well-being of humankind is dependent upon advances in biological and clinical sciences. For many diseases, an early diagnosis and objective measures of outcomes are essential for reducing mortality and morbidity. Part of this package entails the appropriate use of biomarkers. These are biological indicators which often are used routinely in the clinical setting. Recent advances in the chemical and physical sciences have enabled new biomarkers to be developed. This does not mean that traditional markers are redundant as detailed investigations have identified both limitations and advantages in their usage as well as new applications.
This book General Methods in Biomarker Research and their Applications combines bothtraditional, new and emerging biomarkers in a single publication. The chapters contained in this book have wide applicability to many diseases.
In the present volume, General Methods in Biomarker Research and Their Applications, we have sections on
• General Aspects: Techniques and Overviews
• Specific Analytes and Their Application
• Pregnancy and Life Events
• Nutrition, Metabolism, and Environmental Health
• Cardiovascular System, Lung, and Kidney
• Brain, Neurology, and Associated Conditions
• Cancer, Immune Function, Inflammation, and Other Conditions
• Further Knowledge