リソースが限られた環境で生涯にわたる神経系障害
Gretchen L Birbeck1,2, Ana-Claire Meyer3,4, Adesola Ogunniyi5
1Epilepsy Division, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, 265 Crittenden Boulevard, CU420694, Rochester, New York 14642-0694, USA.
Nature
|November 19, 2015
まとめ
幼少期の環境は 特に資源が限られた環境では 成人の神経系の健康に 大きく影響します この研究は,これらの地域における神経学的研究の必要性を強調し, 増加する非伝染性疾患の負担に対処します.
科学分野:
- 神経科学
- 世界保健
- 発達生物学
背景:
- 幼少期の環境要因は 大人の神経系の回復力に大きな影響を与えます
- 資源が限られている環境で 早期に欠乏した人は 神経学的障害に より敏感です
- 近年の経済発展にもかかわらず 幼児期の社会経済的条件は 長期的な神経学的健康に影響します
研究 の 目的:
- 低所得国や中所得国における 神経学研究の重要性を強調する
- これらの地域における非伝染性神経疾患の負担の増大に対処する.
- 世界的に重要な神経学的洞察を得るために,資源の限られた環境でユニークな研究条件を活用する.
主な方法:
- 限られた資源の環境における 過去10年間の既存の神経学的研究のレビュー
- 神経機能と機能不全に対する環境的,社会経済的要因の影響の分析
- 多様なグローバルコンテキストにおける神経学研究の課題と機会の特定
主要な成果:
- 地理学とは無関係に 神経機能と機能不全に関する知識が 増えています
- 神経疾患は 低所得国や中所得国における 非伝染性疾患の流行の主な要因です
- 課題にも関わらず 資源の限られた環境は 極めて重要で 世界的に重要な神経科学の研究に ユニークな利点をもたらします
結論:
- 資源の限られた環境での神経学の研究は,世界的な神経疾患の負担を理解し,対処するために重要です.
- これらの地域における遺伝的異質性や臨床実務の発展といった要因は,影響力のある研究のための機会を提供します.
- これらの環境における将来の研究は,神経学的健康と病気に関する世界的に重要な発見をもたらすことができます.
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