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
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Studies of Bolivian forager-farmers shed light on costs of high birthrates, effects of pathogens on metabolism
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Study by UCSB researchers shows immune system of Amazonian people responds in a big way
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Anthropologists study the Tsimane people of Bolivia to determine how parasitism affects female fertility
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Health risks are associated with the chronic psychosocial stress of perceived social subordination
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The Tsimane Flood Relief Fund will provide emergency assistance to displaced families and communities
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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.
