Darwinian medicine

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
gptkbp:address mismatch between modern environments and evolved traits
aging and senescence
allergies and autoimmune diseases
defenses versus defects
genetic trade-offs
mental health from an evolutionary perspective
pathogen evolution
reproductive strategies and disease
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs evolutionary medicine
gptkbp:appliesTo evolutionary theory to medicine
gptkbp:emergedIn 1990s
gptkbp:focusesOn why diseases exist
how natural selection shapes health
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Randolph_M._Nesse
gptkb:George_C._Williams
gptkbp:hasConcept defense mechanisms
proximate and ultimate causes
evolution of virulence
evolutionary trade-offs
mismatch hypothesis
pathogen-host coevolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Darwinian medicine
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Evolution,_Medicine,_and_Public_Health
gptkb:The_Quarterly_Review_of_Biology
gptkbp:relatedTo anthropology
evolutionary biology
genetics
public health
clinical medicine
gptkbp:studies evolutionary explanations for disease
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Evolutionary_Medicine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6