Gloria Gronowicz

Personalized Medicine (eBook, ePUB)

Promises and Pitfalls

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is an accessible introduction for all health professionals interested in the scientific basis and practical implications of this complex field of practice. Chapters cover a diverse range of topics, including genomics, proteomics, epigenetics, integrative medicine, stem cells, the factors that influence personal health, and the repercussions of a personalized medical approach on our medical institutions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040182093
• Artikelnr.: 72282629

Autorenporträt

Gloria Gronowicz, PhD, is currently a professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, USA. Dr. Gronowicz received her PhD in biological sciences from Columbia University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago. She has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals, ten book chapters and many scientific abstracts for national and international meetings. For more than 25 years, Dr. Gronowicz has had continuous NIH funding and has been funded by numerous scientific and medical foundations for her research. Her research interests include bone biology, osteoporosis, aging, the response of bone cells to implant materials, otosclerosis and integrative/complementary medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

Genomics. Proteomics. Epigenetics. Integrative Medicine: Nutrition and
Exercise. Other Integrative Medical Treatments. The Placebo Effect. Stem
Cells. Scientific Studies and Medical Trials. Medical Training for
Personalized Medicine. Drug, Hospital, and Medical Care Costs. Ethics.
Conclusions. Glossary of Scientific Terms.