Mechanisms of Disease

Stephen Tomlinson is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales College of Medicine, UK. Anthony M. Heagerty is Head of the Cardiovascular Research Division, Department of Medicine, University of Manchester, UK. Anthony P. Weetman is Professor of Medicine and Dean of the Medical School, University of Sheffield, UK. Rayaz Malik is Senior Lecturer and Consultant Physician, Academic Department of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.

• 1. Molecular and cell biology Julian R. E. Davis; 2. Hereditary disease Timothy M. Cox; 3. Obesity J. Shaker, P. G. McTernan and Sudesh Kumar; 4. Autoimmune mechanisms Anthony A. P. Weetman; 5. Allergy: anaphylaxis Richard S. H. Pumphrey; 6. Infection - Bacteria Stephen D. Lawn and George E. Griffin; 7. Infection - Parasite E. M. Molyneux; 8. The acute coronary syndrome Anthony M. Heagerty; 9. Heart failure Ludwig Neyses and M. H. Buch; 10. Acute neurodegeneration: cerebral ischaemia and stroke Craig J Smith, Jerard Ross, Nancy J. Rothwell and Pippa J. Tyrell; 11. Diabetic neuropathy A. Greenstein, M. Mojaddidi, A. J. M. Boulton and Rayaz A. Malik; 12. Renal cell carcinoma W. Mansoor; 13. Toxic mechanisms James Neuberger; 14. Diet, health and disease Michael E. J. Lean; 15. Trauma Nick Payne and David Yates; 16. The interaction between organic and psychiatric disease Elspeth Guthrie.

'… a refreshing and innovative attempt to allow clinical scientists access and input to medical students at an early stage and provide a true understanding of the cause rather than effect of disease. A brave new book for a brave new world … might well sweep this text to the top of most students' book list.' British Medical Journal