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Physical Exercise for Human Health - (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology) by Junjie Xiao (Paperback)

Physical Exercise for Human Health - (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology) by  Junjie Xiao (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>This book shares the latest findings on exercise and its benefits in preventing and ameliorating numerous diseases that are of worldwide concern. Addressing the role of exercise training as an effective method for the prevention and treatment of various disease, the book is divided into eleven parts: 1) An Overview of the Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Health and Performance, 2) The Physiological Responses to Exercise, 3) Exercise and Metabolic Diseases, 4) Exercise and Cardiovascular Diseases, 5) Exercise and Musculoskeletal Diseases, 6) Exercise and Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases, 7) Exercise and the Respiration System, 8) Exercise and Immunity, 9) Exercise and HIV/AIDS, 10) Exercise and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and 11) Future Prospects. Given its scope, the book will be particularly useful for researchers and students in the fields of physical therapy, physiology, medicine, genetics and cell biology, as well as researchers and physicians with a range of medical specialties.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The book seems to be written for exercise scientists and sports medicine providers. ... For medical providers, the book provides good evidence to promote exercise as medicine for patients. ... This book serves as a good desk resource on the health benefits of exercise." (Vijay Jotwani, Doody's Book Reviews, July 24, 2020)</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Dr. Junjie Xiao is the Vice Dean of the School of Life Science and also of the Medical School (in preparation) at Shanghai University. He is the Associate Editor of the <i>Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research</i>, <i>BMC Sports</i> and <i>Science, Medicine& Rehabilitation</i>, and a member of the editorial board of <i>BMC Medicine</i>. He is the author or co-author of numerous scientific articles in various journals, including <i>Cell Metabolism</i>, <i>Nature Communications</i>, <i>Annual Review of Genomics</i> and Human Genetics, Circulation, and Theranostics. His major research interest is exercise and myocardial protection, especially using exercise as a platform to identify novel targets for enhancing cardiac regeneration and combating heart failure. </p><br>

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