Evolutionary Medicine -

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Résumé :
Evolution is the single most important idea in modern biology, shedding light on virtually every biological question, from the shape of orchid blossoms to the distribution of species across the planet. Until recently, however, the theory has had little impact on medical research or practice. Evolutionary Medicine shows how this is beginning to change. Collecting work from leaders in the field, this volume describes an array of new and innovative approaches to human health that are based on an appreciation of our long evolutionary history. For example, it shows how evolution helps to explain the complex relationship between our immune systems and the virulence and transmission of human viruses. It also shows how comparisons between how we live today and how our hunter-gatherer ancestors lived thousands of years ago illuminate a variety of contemporary ills, including obesity, lower-back pain, and insomnia....

Sommaire:

• Introduction


• 1: John Brett and Susan Niermeyer: Is Neonatal Jaundice a Disease or an Adaptive Process?


• 2: Ronald G. Barr: Infant Crying Behavior and Colic: An Interpretation in Evolutionary Perspective


• 3: James McKenna, Sarah Mosko, and Chris Richard: Evolutionary Pediatrics and Implications for SIDS


• 4: Hal J. Daniel III: Otitis Media: An Evolutionary Perspective


• 5: A. Magdalena Hurtado, I. Arenas de Hurtado, Robert Sapien, and Kim Hill: The Evolutionary Ecology of Childhood Asthma


• 6: Carol M. Worthman: Evolutionary Perspectives on the Onset of Puberty


• 7: Mark T. Erickson: Incest Avoidance: Clinical Implications of the Evolutionary Perspective


• 8: Wenda R. Trevathan: Evolutionary Obstetrics


• 9: Kathleen C. Barnes, George J. Armelagos, and Steven C. Morreale: Darwinian Medicine and the Emergence of Allergy


• 10: Paul W. Ewald: Using Evolution as a Tool for Controlling Infectious Diseases


• 11: Paul W. Ewald: Evolutionary Control of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Viruses


• 12: S. Boyd Eaton, S. B. Eaton III, and Melvin J. Konner: Paleolithic Nutrition Revisited


• 13: Robert Anderson: Human Evolution, Low Back Pain, and Dual-Level Control


• 14: Randolph Nesse: What Darwinian Medicine Offers Psychiatry


• 15: E. O. Smith: Evolution, Substance Abuse, and Addiction


• 16: Lynnette E. Leidy: Menopause in Evolutionary Perspective


• 17: S. Boyd Eaton and S. Boyd Eaton III: Breast Cancer in Evolutionary Context


• 18: Linda M. Gerber and Douglas E. Crews: Evolutionary Perspectives on Chronic Degenerative Diseases