This volume reviews important therapeutic areas, their causes, diagnosis, experimental disease models, treatments, unmet medical needs and future research areas. Areas covered include CNS diseases (schizophrenia, anxiety, Alzheimer's), Pain, Metabolic syndrome (obesity, diabetes), Urogenital, Gastrointestinal (IBS) and Cardiovascular. Experts examine the key roles that medicinal chemistry and pharmacology play in reviving the fortunes of the drug discovery process and developing new treatment for each therapeutic areas.