Principles of Evolutionary Medicine
(Sprache: Englisch)
Evolutionary science is critical to an understanding of integrated human biology and is increasingly recognised as a core underpinning discipline by medical and public health professionals. Advances in the fields of genomics, epigenetics, developmental...
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Evolutionary science is critical to an understanding of integrated human biology and is increasingly recognised as a core underpinning discipline by medical and public health professionals. Advances in the fields of genomics, epigenetics, developmental biology and epidemiology have led to the growing realisation that incorporating evolutionary thinking is essential for medicine to achieve its full potential. This is the first integrated and comprehensive textbook toexplain the principles of evolutionary biology from a medical perspective and to focus on how medicine and public health might utilise evolutionary biology. It is written in a style which is accessible to a broad range of readers, whether or not they have had formal exposure to evolutionary science.Principles of Evolutionary Medicine is divided into three sections: the first provides a systematic approach to the principles of evolutionary biology as they apply to human health and disease, using examples specificallyrelevant to medicine. It incorporates chapters on evolutionary processes, molecular evolution, the evolution of humans, life history theory, and evolutionary-developmental biology. The second part illustrates the application of these principles to our understanding of
nutrition and metabolism, reproduction, combatting infectious disease and stress, and human behaviour. The final section provides a general framework to show in practical terms how the principles of evolutionary medicine can be applied in medical practice and public health.This novel textbook provides the necessary toolkit for doctors and other health professionals, medical students and biomedical scientists, as well as anthropologists interested in human health, to gain a better understanding of the evolutionary processes underlying human health and disease.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Principles of Evolutionary Medicine “
Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Evolutionary Theory ; 3. The Molecular Basis of Variation and Inheritance ; 4. Evolution and Development ; 5. Evolution of Life Histories ; 6. Human Evolution and the Origins of Human Diversity ; 7. Reproduction ; 8. Nutritional and Metabolic Adaptation ; 9. Defence ; 10. Social Organisation and Behaviour ; 11. Evolutionary Principles Applied to Medical Practice ; 12. Coda: Evolution, Medicine, and Society ; Index
Autoren-Porträt von Peter Gluckman, Alan Beedle, Mark Hanson
Peter Gluckman ist University Distinguished Professor, Professor für Kinder- und Perinatalmedizin, Direktor des Liggins Institute for Medical Research und des National Research Centre for Growth and Development an der University of Auckland sowie Ehrenprofessor an der University of Southampton. Er hat sich vor allem um die Erforschung der fetalen Entwicklung verdient gemacht und zahlreiche internationale Auszeichnungen erhalten, darunter den ersten Wissenschaftspreis Neuseelands und die Rutherford-Medaille. Gluckman ist Fellow der Royal Society.Mark Hanson gehört zu den führenden britischen Perinatalmadizinern. Er ist British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Science, Direktor des Centre for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease der University of Southampton und Ehrenmitglied des Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists sowie Ehrenprofessor an der University of Auckland. Außerdem ist er ein ausgewiesener Künstler mit besonderem Interesse für die Schnittstellen von Kunst und Wissenschaft.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Peter Gluckman , Alan Beedle , Mark Hanson
- 2009, 312 Seiten, 80 Abbildungen, Maße: 19 x 25 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199236399
- ISBN-13: 9780199236398
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2009
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Englisch
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How often has anyone said after reading a textbook, "Wow, what a great read!"? That is what I just did. Peter Gluckman, along with Alan Beedle and Mark Hanson, have written a wonderful introduction to the principles of evolutionary biology and defined ways in which these principles can be applied to understanding human disease. Books and Media Reviews Section Editor, JAMA [The book is] clearly written and wonderfully organized. [It] brings students to a point where they can meaningfully engage in debates on the issues at a fairly sophisticated level. SCIENCE
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