Evolution Medicine and Public Health

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Host–gut microbiota interactions during pregnancy

Amato, Katherine R; Pradhan, Priyanka; Mallott, Elizabeth K; Shirola, Wesley; Lu, Amy

2024 Evolution Medicine and Public Health

doi:10.1093/emph/eoae001 pmid:38288320

Mammalian pregnancy is characterized by a well-known suite of physiological changes that support fetal growth and development, thereby positively affecting both maternal and offspring fitness. However, mothers also experience trade-offs between current and future maternal reproductive success,...

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Evolutionary and empirical perspectives on ‘demand’ breastfeeding

Tracer, David P

2024 Evolution Medicine and Public Health

doi:10.1093/emph/eoae003 pmid:38380129

Background/ObjectivesThe concept of ‘demand’ breastfeeding is central in public health. A key feature of the concept is that the infant is the locus of control in the breastfeeding process; when the breast is demanded by the infant, it is given the opportunity to feed. This study questions this...

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Could care giving have altered the evolution of human immune strategies?

Gilbert, Bethany L P; Kessler, Sharon E

2024 Evolution Medicine and Public Health

doi:10.1093/emph/eoae004 pmid:38380131

Life history theory indicates that individuals/species with a slow pace of life invest more in acquired than innate immunity. Factors that decrease the pace of life and predict greater investment in acquired immunity include increased nutritional resources, increased pathogen exposure and...

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Reconsidering the developmental origins of adult disease paradigm

Wells, Jonathan C K; Desoye, Gernot; Leon, David A

2024 Evolution Medicine and Public Health

doi:10.1093/emph/eoae002 pmid:38380130

In uncomplicated pregnancies, birthweight is inversely associated with adult non-communicable disease (NCD) risk. One proposed mechanism is maternal malnutrition during pregnancy. Another explanation is that shared genes link birthweight with NCDs. Both hypotheses are supported, but evolutionary...

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A multi-million-year natural experiment

Rivas-González, Iker; Tung, Jenny

2024 Evolution Medicine and Public Health

doi:10.1093/emph/eoae006 pmid:38601345

Improving the diversity and quality of genome assemblies for non-human mammals has been a long-standing goal of comparative genomics. The last year saw substantial progress towards this goal, including the release of genome alignments for 240 mammals and nearly half the primate order. These...

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Introduction to the special issue: evolutionary and biopsychosocial perspectives on sickness communication

Shattuck, Eric C; Boyle, Chloe C

2024 Evolution Medicine and Public Health

doi:10.1093/emph/eoae005 pmid:38618241

Here, we introduce the EMPH special issue on Evolutionary and Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Sickness Communication. This Commentary provides an overview of each article and places them in the wider context of sickness as a social phenomenon with verbal and nonverbal signals. This Commentary,...

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