evolutionary medicine
Evolutionary medicine is a scientific field that utilizes evolutionary principles to better understand human health, notably investigating how diseases and disorders have evolved and persist as a result of our evolutionary history.
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Related Concepts (21)
- adaptation
- aging and senescence
- antibiotic resistance
- chronic diseases
- coevolution of parasites and hosts
- evolution and mental health
- evolution of human diet
- evolution of immune response
- evolution of pathogens
- evolution of reproductive traits
- evolutionary basis of allergies
- evolutionary medicine in veterinary sciences
- evolutionary origins of cancer
- evolutionary psychology
- evolutionary theory
- genetic variations
- human evolution
- infectious diseases
- natural selection
- paleolithic lifestyle
- stress and health
Similar Concepts
- evidence-based medicine
- evolutionary art
- evolutionary biology
- evolutionary dynamics
- evolutionary ecology
- evolutionary ethics
- evolutionary genetics
- evolutionary modeling
- evolutionary neuroscience
- evolutionary optimization
- evolutionary perspectives on human diseases
- evolutionary synthesis
- evolutionism
- genomic medicine
- regenerative medicine