Lowell T. Duncan 
Advances in Health and Disease. Volume 77 [PDF ebook] 

This volume contains eleven chapters that detail advances in health and disease. Chapter One discusses the use and benefits of photobiomodulation across various applications within restorative dentistry. Chapter Two details the physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties of acyclovir. Chapter Three summarizes the anti-cancer effect and mechanism of lycopene on gastric carcinogenesis prevention and treatment. Chapter Four focuses on mitochondrial function and homeostasis, and the role of mitophagy as an important stress response in skeletal muscle during aging and diabetes. Chapter Five analyzes clinical variants of urination disorders. Chapter Six summarizes the results of the examination and treatment of 240 children aged 5-15 years with the diagnosis of overactive bladder. Chapter Seven presents studies using different techniques for extracting and quantifying lycopene, a bright red lipophilic carotenoid pigment. Chapter Eight overviews the normal neurophysiology of the lower urinary tract (LUT) and the lower bowel tract (LBT). Chapter Nine outlines the physiological basis of intra-detrusor injections of botulinum toxin in neurogenic detrusor overactivity. Chapter Ten discusses the mechanisms modulated by androgenic anabolic steroids in different tissues, such as the heart, liver, and brain. Lastly, Chapter Eleven details the founding of pediatric neurology, and its founder, Professor Evgeny Leonidovich Vishnevsky.