Title: Evolutionary medicine /
Authors: Stearns, S. C. 1946-; Medzhitov, Ruslan,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Genetic Variation; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Biological Evolution; Disease genetics; Disease etiology; Diseases Causes and theories of causation; Human evolution.; Environmentally induced diseases; Diseases Causes and theories of causation; Environmentally induced diseases; Human evolution
Abstract: "Stearns and Medzhitov offer a textbook on evolutionary aspects of medicine, some of which provide immediate answers to help relieve suffering, and others of which can clarify understanding about organisms and their relationship to the environment and each other. They cover evolutionary thinking, what a patient is, what a disease is, defenses, pathogen evolution, cancer, reproductive medicine, mismatch, mental disorders, individual health versus population health, and open questions and other issues." -- Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com).
Contents: Introduction to evolutionary thinking -- What is a patient? -- What is a disease? -- Defenses -- Pathogen evolution -- Cancer -- Reproductive medicine -- Mismatch -- Mental disorders -- Individual versus population health -- Open questions and other issues.