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Evolutionary Medicine
Evolutionary Medicine: Evolutionary medicine, sometimes called Darwinian medicine, is the field at the intersection of evolution and medicine. It is the application of modern evolutionary theory to understanding health and disease. Modern medical research and practice have focused on the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying health and disease, while evolutionary medicine focuses on the question of why evolution has shaped these mechanisms in ways that may leave us susceptible to disease. The evolutionary approach has driven important advances in our understanding of cancer, autoimmune disease, and anatomy.
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AUG 09, 2021Microbiology
Wildlife management officials check wild populations for pathogenic disease like chronic wasting disease. So researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2021Neuroscience
Scientists trace the time duration of postmortem cell activity and gene expression in brain tissue to facilitate researc ...AUG 01, 2021Technology
Exoskeletons promise mobility and enhance strength, but a new study shows they can be debilitating for the brainJUL 17, 2021Plants & Animals
New research has found that temperature is the main driver behind an increased body size throughout human evolution.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJUL 01, 2021Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
You've heard of the periodic table of the elements, but do you know of a periodic table for cells? Researchers have crea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2021Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2021Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 18, 2021Immunology
Too much salt isn’t good for you—we know that it can contribute to elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular a ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 13, 2021Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some diseases, like sickle-cell anemia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are due to errors in only a single let ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance was developing in bacteria earlier than we knew.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Diphtheria was once a leading cause of death for children; immunization programs eventually changed that for most countr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies can heal many injuries we endure, and while the process often works well, problems can also arise. After abdo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Throughout human history, our species has come into contact with both harmless and infectious microbes that have changed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2021Microbiology
Using metagenomics tools, which sequence all of the viral material in a sample, researchers have investigated the viruse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some people just aren't that bothered by cold weather; can it be their genes? New work has suggested that when humans be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2021Microbiology
It seems that if we don't eat healthy foods as children, it can have a lifelong, negative impact on our health and w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Viruses mutate, and the more they multiply, the more chances they have to introduce new mutations, by modifying portions ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2021
Microbiology
Wildlife management officials check wild populations for pathogenic disease like chronic wasting disease. So researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2021
Neuroscience
Scientists trace the time duration of postmortem cell activity and gene expression in brain tissue to facilitate researc
...
AUG 01, 2021
Technology
Exoskeletons promise mobility and enhance strength, but a new study shows they can be debilitating for the brain
JUL 17, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research has found that temperature is the main driver behind an increased body size throughout human evolution.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 01, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
You've heard of the periodic table of the elements, but do you know of a periodic table for cells? Researchers have crea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2021
Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Too much salt isn’t good for you—we know that it can contribute to elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 13, 2021
Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some diseases, like sickle-cell anemia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are due to errors in only a single let
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance was developing in bacteria earlier than we knew.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Diphtheria was once a leading cause of death for children; immunization programs eventually changed that for most countr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies can heal many injuries we endure, and while the process often works well, problems can also arise. After abdo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Throughout human history, our species has come into contact with both harmless and infectious microbes that have changed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2021
Microbiology
Using metagenomics tools, which sequence all of the viral material in a sample, researchers have investigated the viruse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some people just aren't that bothered by cold weather; can it be their genes? New work has suggested that when humans be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2021
Microbiology
It seems that if we don't eat healthy foods as children, it can have a lifelong, negative impact on our health and w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Viruses mutate, and the more they multiply, the more chances they have to introduce new mutations, by modifying portions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch