Published in Journal of Evolutionary Medicine
Unsatisfactory progress in cancer medicine and prevention calls for new research approaches. Research can broaden its view of cancer to include not only specific molecular elements, but also the process that explains their origin and dynamics. This process is Darwinian evolution of somatic cells. Applicable modeling techniques are available from pr...
Published in Journal of Evolutionary Medicine
Background. Life history theory suggests that organisms face allocation challenges between maintenance and reproduction. In the face of acute illness, organisms may prioritize investments in immune function to improve condition, but do so at some expense to sexuality. Objective. Here, we investigate the effects of acute illness on human female sexu...
Published in Journal of Evolutionary Medicine
Background. Biome depletion, or loss of biodiversity from the ecosystem of the human body, is a major " evolutionary mismatch " underlying a variety of inflammatory diseases in Western populations. Enhancing biodiversity via exposure to helminths has effectively treated immune diseases in a variety of experimental animal models and in a few publish...
