2025-06-18 コロンビア大学
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- https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/new-research-proposes-framework-define-measure-biology-health
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu8437
健康科学の基礎としての本質的健康 Intrinsic health as a foundation for a science of health
Alan A. Cohen, Martin Picard, John R. Beard, Daniel W. Belsky, […] , and Linda P. Fried
Science Advances Published:18 Jun 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adu8437
Abstract
The health sciences largely focus on disease. However, the interconnected determinants of diseases suggest that we need a science of health, a framework to examine the biology of homeodynamics in a changing environment and how this affects the health we value. We build on first principles and recent discoveries on biological system dynamics to develop the concept of intrinsic health, a field-like state emerging from the dynamic interplay of energy, communication, and structure within the organism, giving rise to robustness/resilience, plasticity, performance, and sustainability. Intrinsic health is a quantifiable property of individuals that declines with age and interacts with context. We propose a measurement framework and describe how it will contribute to achieving the shared goals of medicine and public health.
