Biomedical science has little considered the relevance of life history theory and evolutionary
and ecological developmental biology to clinical medicine. However, the observations that …

Human beings are susceptible to sustained weight gain in the modern environment.
Although both men and women can get fat, they get fat in different ways, and suffer different …

The bony pelvis of adult humans exhibits marked sexual dimorphism, which is traditionally
interpreted in the framework of the “obstetrical dilemma” hypothesis: Giving birth to large …

In this sweeping exploration of the relatively recent obesity epidemic, Michael L. Power and
Jay Schulkin probe evolutionary biology, history, physiology, and medical science to …

In human females allocation of resources to support reproduction may cause their
insufficient supply to other metabolic functions, resulting in compromised physiology …

Female breast cancer emerged as the leading cancer type in terms of incidence globally in
2020. Although mortality due to breast cancer has improved during the past three decades …

There is now much evidence that early life undernutrition elevates risk of diseases like
cardiovascular disease. Less clear is whether the underlying developmental plasticity in …

Human biology includes multiple adaptive mechanisms that allow adjustment to varying
timescales of environmental change. Sensitive or critical periods in early development allow …

Lactation has long been recognized as a major determinant of interbirth intervals. The
temporal pattern of nursing has been proposed as the mechanism behind lactational …

Some researchers think that the key to understanding what is good for us when it comes to a
recommended lifestyle is greater knowledge about the physical activity and diet of our …