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Modern evolutionary research has much to contribute to medical research and health care practices. Conversely, evolutionary biologists are tapping into the rapidly expanding databases of medical genomic information to further their research. These two fields, which have historically functioned in almost complete isolation, are finding mutual benefit in the exchange of information. The long-term benefits of this synthesis of two major areas of research include improved health care. Recently, efforts to catalyze this relationship have brought together evolutionary biologists, medical practitioners, anthropologists, and ethicists to lay the groundwork for further collaboration and exploration. The range of overlap is surprisingly broad and potentially invaluable.
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Agriculture , Environmental Restoration and Remediation , Housing , Malus , Pesticides/adverse effects , Soil Pollutants/analysis , Arsenates/analysis , History, 19th Century , Lead/analysis , Pesticide Residues/analysis , Pesticides/analysis , Pesticides/history , Risk Assessment , United States , United States Environmental Protection AgencyABSTRACT
Short articles on the following topics: *NIEHS Strategic Plan: New Frontiers in Environmental Sciences and Human Health; Beyond the Bench: Environmental Health Nursing: Putting Knowledge into Practice; Headliners: Inhibition of RLIP76 Causes Complete Regression of Melanoma in Mice.
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Environmental Health , Ethics, Research , Child , Child Welfare , Ethics Committees, Research , Housing , HumansSubject(s)
Disease Outbreaks , Influenza Vaccines , Influenza in Birds/prevention & control , Influenza, Human/prevention & control , Animals , Chickens , Genetic Engineering , Humans , Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype/genetics , Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype/pathogenicity , Influenza in Birds/epidemiology , Influenza, Human/epidemiology , International Cooperation , PlasmidsSubject(s)
Environmental Health/trends , Hypersensitivity/etiology , Phenotype , Substance-Related Disorders/etiology , Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase/genetics , Aryldialkylphosphatase/genetics , Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6/genetics , Humans , Hypersensitivity/genetics , Hypersensitivity/metabolism , Substance-Related Disorders/genetics , Substance-Related Disorders/metabolismSubject(s)
Endocrine Disruptors/toxicity , Sex Factors , Endocrine Disruptors/metabolism , Female , Fertility/drug effects , Genitalia, Female/abnormalities , Genitalia, Female/drug effects , Genitalia, Male/abnormalities , Genitalia, Male/drug effects , Humans , Male , Receptors, Estrogen/metabolismSubject(s)
Obesity/prevention & control , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Child, Preschool , Exercise , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
In recent years, environmental health science has broadened the scope of its inquiries, expanding its investigations beyond the effects of single pollutants on individuals to incorporate the entire panorama of external factors that may affect people's health. Consideration of the health impacts of the built environment-the human-modified places where we live, work, play, shop, and more-has been a key element in the ongoing evolution of the field of environmental health.
