Can an evolutionary perspective be integrated in day-to-day
practice and is it of value in medical education and training? If
so, when and how? Highlighting exciting areas of research into the
evolutionary basis of health and disease, Medicine and Evolution:
"Current Applications and Future Prospects" answers these questions
and more. It draws on work from anthropologists, life scientists,
and clinicians to provide a multidisciplinary perspective.
Contributors emphasize practical applications and address how their
work may inform clinical practice and medical education. They
consider when evolutionary viewpoints might and might not be useful
and conduct critical debates on controversial areas such as
race-based pharmaceuticals.
Presenting new data and weighing relevant evidence, the book
introduces novel viewpoints on nutrition, diabetes, fertility,
pediatrics, immune response, and psychiatry. The book brings
anthropologically sophisticated, evidence-based discussions to
common beliefs such as the role decreased parasite load plays in
increasing vulnerability to certain diseases, variations in human
environments and human adaptability, daily protein requirements,
reasons for early pregnancy loss, and optimal mother-infant
sleeping arrangements, as well as fresh ideas about syndromes as
diverse as delusions and polycystic ovary syndrome.
A critical assessment of evolutionary medicine and its potential
to unlock the mysteries behind some of today's most baffling
chronic diseases, this book provides physicians with a more
accurate view of the body and a better ability to assess health and
disease.
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