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2024 Midwest Book Awards Finalist!Mystery, Murder and Magic…When an old schoolmate with a well-earned reputation for bullying hires metaphysician Ned Mathey to investigate his father's murder, Ned turns to his friend and sometime lover, detective Julian Lynes, for help. Together, they must navigate a maze of deceit, danger, the pain of their past and a newfound chance to rekindle their relationship in an Edwardian London where magic is woven into the fabric of their daily li...

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En France, la sclérose en plaques (SEP) touche plus de 80 000 personnes et plus de 3 000 nouveaux cas sont diagnostiqués chaque année. C'est la plus commune des maladies neurologiques de l'adulte jeune. La plupart des cas concernent une population de 20 à 40 ans, majoritairement féminine. Les manifestations neurologiques de la maladie sont secondaires à une destruction progressive des gaines de myéline qui entourent les fibres nerveuses, et dont le rôle est d'assurer leur protection et la ...

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Dans nos sociétés modernes, le nombre de personnes âgées ne cesse de croître, et certaines d'entre elles voient leurs fonctions cognitives décliner au point de perdre leur autonomie physique, psychique et sociale. Élucider les mécanismes de ce déclin pour permettre un diagnostic précoce constitue un défi pour de nombreuses équipes de recherche. Fruit de la contribution de chercheurs et d'universitaires du monde francophone, cet ouvrage a pour objectif d'aborder le vieillissement cognitif n...

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Traditionally, oligodendrocytes have been assumed to play a minor supporting role in the central nervous system and their importance has generally been overlooked. For the first time, this book provides a dedicated review of all of the major aspects of oligodendrocyte biology, including development, organization, genetics, and immunobiology. Later chapters emphasize the importance of this underestimated cell to the mammalian central nervous system by exploring the role of myelin synthesis ...