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New Study Disputes Accepted Beliefs About Aging Process

by × on May 24, 2012 at 12:37 pm × 0 comments

UCSB anthropology researchers have found that hunter-gatherer and pastoralist diets result in lower rates of heart disease and related illnesses. The team of researchers from UCSB and the University of New Mexico examined the blood pressure rates of modern-day Bolivian forager-horticulturalists in the Amazon’s Tsimane villages and found that their [...]

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American Cancer Society Raises Funds For Research

by × on May 11, 2012 at 2:10 am × 0 comments

Community members and students will participate in the 10th-annual UCSB Relay for Life today to raise funds for cancer research and support people diagnosed with the illness. The event, hosted by the UCSB Relay for Life Committee, will begin at noon and last 24 hours, kicking off with a Survivor’s [...]