Name: Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity (P. Su ) (in English)
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Author: Sharon Moalem
ISBN: 9780060889661

portada Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity (P. Su ) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Sharon Moalem

Jonathan Prince

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN

9780060889661

ISBN13

9780060889661

Synopsis "Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity (P. Su ) (in English)"

Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria. So why does disease exist? Moalem proposes that most common ailments--diabetes, hemochromatosis, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia--came into existence for very good reasons. At some point they helped our ancestors survive some grand challenge to their existence. Examining the evolution of man, Moalem reveals the role genetic and cultural differences have played in the health and well-being of various races, including their susceptibility to disease. With mesmerizing insight, Moalem offers groundbreaking insight into: - How diabetes may be a biproduct of a mechanism that helped humans survive the Ice Age- Why African Americans living in the north might suffer from vitamin D deficiencies, - Why Asians can't drink as much alcohol as Europeans Revelatory, utterly engaging, and timely--Moalem ponders strongN1, the emerging Avian Flu virus--Why Redheads Feel More Pain and Asians Can't Drink will irrevocably change the way we think about our bodies and ourselves.

Sharon Moalem

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Sharon Moalem MD, PhD, es un galardonado científico, médico, conferenciante y autor bestseller del New York Times. Su diversa investigación y trabajo abarca muchos campos y reúne la evolución, la genética, la biología y la medicina para revolucionar la forma en que entendemos y tratamos la enfermedad. Se ha desempeñado como editor asociado del Journal of Alzheimer's Disease y co fundó dos empresas de biotecnología. Ha sido galardonado con más de 25 patentes en todo el mundo por sus inventos en salud humana y biotecnología. Sus libros han sido traducidos a más de 35 idiomas.

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