Frontiers in Biomedicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Molecular Biology and Clinical Advances in the Genetics and Treatment of Aging, Osteoporosis, and Alzheimer’s Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Aging: Genes and Molecular Mechanisms

      • Calvin B. Harley

      Pages 3-18

   3. Advances in Preventive Medicine: Nutrition and Immune Function in the Elderly

      • Simin Nikbin Meydani

      Pages 19-29

   4. Advances in the Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Development and Disease

      • Hynda K. Kleinman

      Pages 31-39

   5. New Concepts in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Osteoporosis

      • William B. Ershler

      Pages 41-51

   6. Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

      • Leon J. Thal

      Pages 53-61

   7. “Senility ” - The Epidemic of the 20th Century

      • Robert N. Butler

      Pages 63-76

3. Pathophysiology and Clinical Advances in Infectious Diseases, Septic Shock, and Aids

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. Influenza: Advances in Knowledge of Impact and Approaches to Control

      • Robert B. Couch

      Pages 79-89

   3. Recent Advances in the Treatment of Hepatitis C

      • Kenneth Sherman

      Pages 91-105

   4. Recent Advances in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Septic Shock

      • Gary L. Simon

      Pages 107-120

   5. Discoveries of Novel Biological Means of Controlling HIV and HIV Disease

      • Robert C. Gallo, Edmund C. Tramont

      Pages 121-132

   6. Advances in the Understanding of Pediatric HIV-1 Infection

      • Arye Rubinstein

      Pages 133-145

   7. A Pathologist Looks at AIDS

      • Jan M. Orenstein

      Pages 147-160

4. Antioxidants and Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161

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   2. The Role of Nutritional and Pharmacological Antioxidants in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

      • William B. Weglicki

      Pages 163-170

   3. Advances in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction

      • Alan G. Wasserman

      Pages 171-181

5. Molecular Biology of the Brain and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183

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   2. Nicotinic Receptors in the Brain: Novel Approaches to the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

      • Vincent A. Chiappinelli

      Pages 185-194

Traditional methods of medical education and training are changing rapidly. This volume integrates the printed text--as provided by leading experts in science and medicine--with multimedia applications using desktop conferencing and the Internet in the delivery of instruction. The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The George Washington University Medical Center, with the support of an unrestricted educational grant from the Healthcare Education Department of Glaxo Welcome, Inc. , has created a distance-learning lecture series on the Internet for continuing medical education. In this lecture series, leading scientists and physicians discussed the most current as well as future projected treatments of prominent afflictions of mankind. These chosen speakers, who are at the forefront of research and treatment in the field of biomedicine, build a structural framework for the audience in their field of expertise, and from there looked into their crystal ball and discussed their view of the future. The lectures, approximately one hour in length, were broadcast live from The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D. C. as part of the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. These lectures will be available on the Internet until 2001. In partnership with Medical Consumer Media, the lectures were simultaneously broadcast live around the world via the Internet with real-time audio streaming and digitized 35mm slide presentation. The lecture format was designed to foster questions which went beyond basic science and current treatments.

• Alzheimer
• aging
• cardiovascular
• endoscopy
• infectious diseases
• physiology
• surgery

• School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, USA

  Allan L. Goldstein

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