During the winter season, the cost of homelessness becomes higher for individuals as well as the organizations that provide them aid.
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Out cold: homelessness during winter
Tags: Craig's Place, Emergency Shelter, Hampshire County, Homelessness
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UMass study reveals genetic links with disease
Biostatisticians at UMass have developed a method of identifying genetic links with various diseases.
Tags: Andrea Foulkes, bioinformatics, Biostatistics, computational biology, diabetes, heart disease, UMass
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UMass professor Hankinson researches breast cancer
UMass professor Susan Hankinson is making revolutionary strides in researching the developmental pattern of breast cancer cells in women.
Tags: Biology, breast cancer, cells, public health, Research, Susan Hankinson
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UMass researcher seeks to prevent diabetes in mothers
Lisa Chasan-Taber, a UMass epidemiology professor, has been awarded a five-year, $2.56 million grant to asses with studying the prevention of diabetes after pregnancy.
Tags: diabetes, Grant, Lisa Chasan-Taber, pregnancy
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The sneaky ingredient that’s making you fat
Making several minor dietary changes can limit this fat-causing ingredient from packing on the winter pounds.
Tags: joseph mercola, Sugar
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Want to shed pounds? Shed the sugar
Lauren Anderson explains the health problems associated with sugar, and what sugary products are best to cut out for a healthy lifestyle,
Tags: Health & Wellness, Sugar
Posted in Arts & Living Blogs, Blogs, Food and Lifestyle, Lifestyle | 1 Comment »
Eating outside the box
Modernity has blessed us with many conveniences, but Collegian columnist Alexa Jones questions whether or not it has actually made us any healthier.
Tags: Cancer, carolyn brown, diabetes, food plate, good pryamid, one result, raw milk
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Obesity as a ‘social problem’
Collegian columnist Nikhil Rao talks about the correlation between national obesity and the Gini coefficient.
Tags: Food Inc, Gini Coefficient, obesity, Robert Kenner
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2011 seniors set to blast off into real world
This year’s graduating seniors will take to McGuirk Alumni Stadium May 13 for Undergraduate Commencement. NASA astronaut Catherine “Cady” Coleman will deliver this year’s undergraduate commencement from outer space.
Tags: Cady Coleman, Commencement, McGuirk Alumni Stadium
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Kinesiology doctoral students receive research grants
Two kinesiology doctoral students have received grants to further study the effects of exercise – or lack thereof.
Tags: Grants, Kate Lyden, Kinesiology, Rich Viskochil
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