This year (2020) marks the 35th anniversary of the publication of Boyd Eaton and Melvin Konner’s exceptional paper on evolutionary nutrition entitled “Paleolithic Nutrition: A Consideration of Its Nature and Current Implications” in The New England Journal of Medicine (full text). As a way of eating, Paleolithic nutrition represents an extremely old, time-tested practise, extending […]
Scientific articles
The Latest in Darwinian Medical Science: 12 Noteworthy New Papers That Shed Evolutionary Light on Health and Disease
The Darwinian approach to medicine is now being utilized by an increasingly diverse array of researchers, which is reflected in the scientific literature, where new evolution-oriented papers on topics as diverse as psychiatry, cardiology, and bariatrics routinely appear. Many of these articles and studies shed light on important facets of the human condition and make […]
‘Natural Selection, The Microbiome, and Public Health’: A Superb, “Must-Read” Article That Demystifies the Microbiome via Darwinian Means
The human microbiome is all the rage in this day and age. It’s at the forefront of modern science and medicine and features prominently in newspaper articles, health & wellness magazines, and diet books. But despite being so visible and scrutinized, the microbiome is frequently perceived as being a mystery – something that it’s difficult […]
10 Scientific Papers That Can Transform Your Understanding of Health & Medicine
If you’ve followed this site for some time, you may have noticed that I occasionally put up posts in which I list scientific articles covering topics that have to do with Darwinian medicine. The papers I include in such posts are carefully selected, in the sense that I only include articles that I find particularly […]
(R)evolutionary Medicine: 15 Quotes That’ll Stimulate Your Mind
If you’re a regular reader of Darwinian-Medicine.com, then you’ve probably noticed that there’s a section on the front page called Featured Quote, in which a quote that has to do with evolutionary nutrition, the human microbiome, or another related topic is displayed. I personally choose the quotes that are shown, most of which are statements […]
10 Scientific Papers That Can Transform Your Understanding of Health & Medicine
In 2015 I put up an article here on the site entitled 10 Scientific Papers That Can Transform Your Understanding of Health & Medicine. In that article I listed 10 scientific papers that I believe everyone who’s interested in health and medicine should take the time to read. I thought I’d do the same thing […]
Research Roundup: 20 New and Interesting Articles on the Human Microbiome
I’ve read many scientific articles lately. Some were good and interesting, others were not. In today’s blog post I’ve collected the ones that I found most intriguing, so that you get to read them too. All of the papers are about the human microbiome, which is the main topic of today’s research roundup. Some of […]
10 Scientific Papers That Can Transform Your Understanding of Health & Medicine
Over the years I’ve read a lot of scientific articles on nutrition, health, and medicine. One of the things this has shown me is that there’s a lot of bad science and poorly performed research studies out there. However, if you look in the right places, you can also find some truly great stuff. In […]