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Broad and up-to-date overview of the field of metabolic aspects of
health and chronic disease development, especially connecting the
spectrum of topics that range from molecular clocks to stress
response to nuclear hormone receptors and the role of microbiota in
human health. Provides a deeper basic science and interdisciplinary
understanding of biological systems that broaden the perspectives
and therapeutic problem solving by elaborating on the usefulness of
the Physiological Fitness Landscape. Describes the importance of
insulin resistance in metabolic disease, especially diabetes but
also includes links to cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Examines the
process of aging from the perspective of metabolic decline
illustrating it with the Physiological Fitness Landscape.
Chronic disease states of aging should be viewed through the prism
of metabolism and biophysical processes at all levels of
physiological organization present in the human body. This book
describes the building blocks of understanding from a reasonable
but not high-level technical language viewpoint, employing the
perspective of a clinical physician. It brings together concepts
from five specific branches of physics relevant to biology and
medicine, namely, biophysics, classical electromagnetism,
thermodynamics, systems biology and quantum mechanics. Key
Features: Broad and up-to-date overview of the field of metabolism,
especially connecting the spectrum of topics that range from modern
physical underpinnings with cell biology to clinical practice.
Provides a deeper basic science and interdisciplinary understanding
of biological systems that broaden the perspectives and therapeutic
problem solving. Introduces the concept of the Physiological
Fitness Landscape, which is inspired by the physics of phase
transitions This first volume in a two-volume set, primarily
targets an audience of clinical and science students, biomedical
researchers and physicians who would benefit from understanding
each other's language.
Chronic disease states of aging should be viewed through the prism
of metabolism and biophysical processes at all levels of
physiological organization present in the human body. The first
volumeconnects these insights to what causes them to go awry in the
context of unhealthy human behaviors and aging, aiming to buttress
scientific creativity. It also provides links between the art and
science of medicine that strengthens problem-solving in patient
care. New and important discoveries in the area of metabolic health
and metabolic diseases are discussed in exquisite detail. The
second volume describes the building blocks of understanding from a
reasonable but not high-level technical language viewpoint,
employing the perspective of a clinical physician. It brings
together concepts from five specific branches of physics relevant
to biology and medicine, namely, biophysics, classical
electromagnetism, thermodynamics, systems biology and quantum
mechanics.
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