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Big Data: Similarities between hibernation and Alzheimer’s

Three hundred thirty-seven compounds change in a hamster’s brain during short periods of hibernation. Researchers in Spain say hibernation creates tangled structures in the brain that resemble Alzheimer’s disease in humans. When the hamster wakes up, its brain returns to normal. Understanding how the hamster

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As life expectancy falls across US, Mass. bucks trend

Massachusetts is bucking the national trend toward shorter life spans; a baby born in Massachusetts in 2016 can expect to live 80 years and 8 months according to a new report. The increase in average life expectancy is attributed to health promotion efforts (antismoking campaign,

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