The Fetal Matrix: Evolution, Development and Disease
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521542359 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bernshaw, MSc, IBCLC, Official Journal of the International Lactation Consultant Association"The biological interpretation of disease and health is a topic in need of serious attention and wider dissemination. D."Despite the complexity of the topic, the authors have managed a tour de force in making it understandable to the educated lay reader as well as the specialized professional." Nicole J. "The authors are persuasive and their findings have relevance for health policy everywhere" New Scientist"a detailed and comprehensive accounthighly readable with many interesting examples provided to il
In 2004, Dr Peter Gluckman was named 'New Zealander of the Year' by the New Zealand Herald. . The newspaper recognized him for 'a long career of achievement that has brought life-saving developments in medicine and demonstrated an ability to produce world-leading scientific research in New Zealand
New discoveries indicate that the most important interactions in determining our fate occur before birth. They suggest new ways of protecting the health of the fetus, infant and adult and cover important triggers for many emerging diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease.. These processes are an evolutionary echo of mechanisms which allowed our ancestors to survive as hunter-gatherers. Two of the world's leading pioneering authorities reveal exciting insights into a rapidly emerging field
G Andrews said Must read. Must read for anyone interested in health - especially Maternal-Child. Well documented and fascinating read.Have already gifted it to friends.. "Review: The Fetal Matrix" according to A. R. Cellura. The Fetal Matrix is a lucid, detailed and comprehensive account of the fetal environment's effects on health, disease and mortality in the middle and later years of the human life cycle. It is the product of years of fertile research collaboration between its distinguished authors. Professor Peter D. Gluckman is University Distinguished Professor and Director, National Research Centre for Growth and Development, University of Auckland and a foreign member of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (USA). Professor Mark Hanson is Director, The Centre for Fetal Origins of Adult Disease, Southampton Univer