Annual Reviews
Annual review of clinical psychology; v.5.
This annual review of research in the field of clinical psychology summarizes many of the models, methods and synthesis contained in the previous four volumes in the series. Editors Nolen-Hoeksema (clinical psychology, Yale U.), Cannon (clinical psychology, U. of California, Los Angeles) and Widiger (clinical psychology, U. of Kentucky) have collected research in the field that addresses topics such as behavioral strategies for the prevention of the next generation of HIV, statistical methods for risk-outcome research and the clinical measurement of the Item Response Theory. Students and practitioners can use the companion web services to review past research in the archives, access links to the original references and sign up for a subscription to receive future annuals. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of immunology; v.27, 2009.
This 2009 annual review of immunology research is intended for students, scholars and practitioners who need to be aware of cutting-edge technology in the field over the last year. Editors Paul (allergies and immunology, National Institutes of Health, Maryland), Littman (biomolecular medicine, New York U. School of Medicine) and Yokoyama (medicine and pathology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute) gather research from colleagues on such topics as immune therapy for cancer, human marginal Zone B cells and primary B cell immunodeficiencies. A companion website contains full-text articles, bibliographes, customized alerting services and a subscription service for future annuals. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of medicine; v.60, 2009.
Editors Caskey (director and CEO, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases), Austin (senior advisor for translational research, National Human Genome Research Institute) and Hoxie (microbiology and virology, U. of Pennsylvania) have compiled the 60th volume of this annual review of medical research for researchers, students and practitioners who need to stay informed of the latest advances. Contributors have submitted papers on such subjects as oral iron chelators, necrotizing enterocolitis, biomkarkers for prostate cancers and new stroke rehabilitation strategies for recovering motor skills. As part of the Annual Reviews subscription series, this volume has a companion website offering online access to full-text articles, PDFs, advance reviews, customized alerting services, citation tracking and saved searches. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology; v.49, 2009.
This work gathers 19 research reviews summarizing the latest work pharmacology and toxicology. Each paper contains key words, abstracts, introductions, summaries, and suggestions for future research, plus notes on the authors' potential conflicts of interest. Some specific areas examined include pharmacology of nicotine, targeting proteins for destruction by the ubiquitin system, genetic studies of pain and analgesia, and enzymes and receptors as therapeutic targets for the regulation of immunity and inflammation. Other topics considered are principles and applications of global and site-specific quantitative phosphoproteomics, therapeutic VLP-based vaccines for chronic diseases, and inhibitors of HIV integration. Numerous color diagrams are included. Cho is affiliated with the University of California School of Medicine. There is no subject index. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of pathology; mechanisms of disease; v.4, 2009.
This collection presents recent work in the field of pathology, mainly from the US. Papers touch on areas such as molecular pathology of head and neck cancer, the pathogenesis of pituitary tumors, molecular genetics of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and microRNAs in cancer. Other topics include the role of nod-like receptors in innate immunity and inflammatory disease, regulation of hepcidin and iron-overload disease, and the brainstem and serotonin in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Color micro images, photos, and illustrations are included. The book includes an introduction in which Peter Ward (pathology, University of Michigan Medical School) describes the first 50 years of his career in research, focusing on his mentors at several institutions. Ward also explains the main directions and conclusions of his most recent research, with concepts illustrated with color diagrams. There is no subject index; however, the book contains a list of chapter titles and corresponding volume and page numbers for all chapters in volumes 1-4 of the series, listed under seven general categories such as cell injury and repair, neoplasia, and infectious and immunological diseases. Abbas is affiliated with the University of California-San Francisco. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of physiology; v.71, 2009.
This collection of physiology research, part of the Annual Reviews series, covers biochemical, cellular, organismal and behavioral topics that have been covered since Volume 70 in 2008. Editors Julius (molecular biology and medicine, U. of California, San Francisco) and Clapham (neurobiology and pediatrics, Harvard Medical School) have chosen asthma as the focus of the Special Topic section, and many of the articles describe inflammation, immunity, muscular hypertrophy and immune responses of this condition. Additional topics for students, researchers and practitioners are divided into sections for cardiovascular physiology, endocrinology, neurophysiology and other fields of study. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
