Higher Education May Not Protect People From Dementia
Graduating from college may not protect you from dementia.
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Graduating from college may not protect you from dementia.
Up to 40,000 Americans die from firearms every year and mental illness is often blamed, but a new study blames access to guns.
Scientists have figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill — creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inject medicines like insulin from inside the stomach.
If your blood type is O negative, Brigham and Women's Hospital would like you to donate to its Kraft Family Blood Donor Center.
Giving women some control over the procedure can ease pain without sacrificing quality.
Good news for ladies. In general, women's brains are younger than men's.
Recent research shows the opioid epidemic can be especially deadly for new mothers. A unique program in Lynn is giving moms the kind of help they need.
Unvaccinated teens are asking how they can get their shots without their parents' consent.
Cancers fueled by obesity are on the rise among young adults in the United States and appearing at increasingly younger ages.
A girl from Middlesex County has died from a flu-related illness, the state Department of Health announced Friday.
Our long-held notions of boys as being more stoic and girls as being more expressive may lead Americans to overrate the severity of male physical pain.
A 12-year-old boy from Milford has died from a flu-related illness. The boy was a student at the Stacy middle School.
For years experts have advised people to eat a sensible breakfast every day as a way to lose weight, but a new study says that may not be the best advice.
Pediatricians recommend parents limit the amount of juice their kids drink because it's high in sugar, but there's another reason to think twice about offering it to kids.
Israeli scientists claim they may have finally found the cure for cancer and it will be available within a year.
Psychiatrists who treated Lindsay Clancy before she killed her children in Duxbury testified at her trial Friday.
A woman was injured after a tire iron crashed through the windshield of a car she was in on Interstate 95 in Peabody Friday.
Fast-moving flames from a commercial building fire sent thick black smoke pouring over the sky in Wakefield, Massachusetts on Friday afternoon.
The Boston Red Sox won their ninth game in a row with a 13-1 rout of the Athletics on Friday night.
Major parts of the Green Line are shutting down for nine days.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
An I-Team investigation into a brazen case of alleged land theft in Concord, Massachusetts has led to criminal charges nearly two years later.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
The Boston Red Sox won their ninth game in a row with a 13-1 rout of the Athletics on Friday night.
The Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 12-11 Thursday night in a game that lasted more than four hours.
Jaylen Brown has joined the Philadelphia 76ers, forming an All-Star trio with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
Wilyer Abreu homered for the fourth time in three games and the surging Red Sox beat the White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Stephon Diggs, a native of nearby Gaithersburg, Maryland, joins Washington for a 12th year in the league and reportedly can make up to $12 million.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.
