Anthropologists find a mother’s social status improves her children’s health
Tsimane
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Scholars study the effects of pregnancy on hookworm infections in indigenous women in the Bolivian Amazon -
Studies of Bolivian forager-farmers shed light on costs of high birthrates, effects of pathogens on metabolism -
Study by UCSB researchers shows immune system of Amazonian people responds in a big way -
Anthropologists study the Tsimane people of Bolivia to determine how parasitism affects female fertility -
Health risks are associated with the chronic psychosocial stress of perceived social subordination -
The Tsimane Flood Relief Fund will provide emergency assistance to displaced families and communities -
The everyday physical activities of an isolated group of forager-farmers in central Bolivia are providing valuable information about how industrialization and its associated modern amenities may impact health and wellness.
