Evolutionary Psychiatry Conference, August 5-6

Evolutionary Psychiatry Conference, August 5-6

A pre-meeting on Evolutionary Psychiatry is planned for August 5-6, immediately preceding ISEMPH 2024 in Durham, UK.  All with an interest in how evolutionary medicine can help to advance the understanding, prevention and treatment of mental disorders are welcome....
ISEMPH 2024  is open for registration and abstracts!

ISEMPH 2024 is open for registration and abstracts!

A wonderful meeting August 6-9 in Durham, UK for all interested in evolution and medicine. Discounted fees for ISEMPH members. And a 20% discount on membership fees until Valentine’s Day! Special pre-meeting on Evolutionary Psychiatry! And lots of trips, fine...
An interesting article on the evolution of resistance

An interesting article on the evolution of resistance

Blumstein, D. T., Johnson, N. A., Katz, N. D., Kharpatin, S., Ortiz-Ross, X., Parra, E., & Reshke, A. (n.d.). Biological lessons for strategic resistance management. Abstract Biological resistance to pesticides, vaccines, antibiotics, and chemotherapies creates...
Schizophrenia: Recent selection for protective alleles

Schizophrenia: Recent selection for protective alleles

New data and analyses suggests new explanations for the persistence of alleles that increase the risk of schizophrenia. A 2019 article by Liu, et al. suggested that rapid selection for cognitive and emotional traits during human evolution may have increased the risk...