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BU study: Young amateur athletes are getting CTE
Health High school and college athletes can develop the brain disease most commonly associated with professional contact sports, the study shows. Director Ann McKee and neuropathologist Victor Alvarez at Boston University’s CTE Center in 2017. Boston University School of Medicine. Researchers at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center studied 152 young athletes’ brains and found […]
Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says
Environment The NOAA study is significant because it’s the first to look broadly at U.S. marine mammals and attempt to predict their resiliency to climate change. A humpback whale breaches on Stellwagen Bank about 25 miles east of Boston, on Aug. 22, 2005. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press October 6, 2023 […]
Here’s how Logan Airport ranked in an airport satisfaction study
Travel The three most important factors examined in the J.D. Power study: terminal facilities, airport arrival/departure, and baggage claim. A concourse at Logan Airport in Boston on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Vanessa Leroy/The New York Times Traveler satisfaction at Logan International Airport could use some improvement, according to the annual J.D. Power 2023 North America […]
More out-of-state patients are traveling to Mass. for abortions, study says
Health Researchers saw an increase in out-of-state residents seeking abortions as well as use of charitable funding to pay for medical and travel expenses. A study looked at the number of abortion procedures at the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts before and after the Dobbs decision. David L Ryan/The Boston Globe In post-Roe America, Massachusetts […]