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Stress from caring for dementia patients can cause health problems, study says
BOSTON - Caring for someone with dementia can be incredibly stressful and a new study finds that stress can cause damage on a cellular level, which can lead to mental and physical health problems.One way to gauge a person's cellular health is to determine how much energy is left over after they perform daily activities, similar to a car. The more energy or fuel you have left over after a drive, the better your fuel efficiency, mileage, and overall performance.A team at Rice University studied more than 100 caregivers of spouses with Alzheimer's and other dementias and found that those with less leftover cellular energy were less able to engage in physical activities such as walking and carrying groceries, and they had fewer positive emotions such as feelings of excitement, inspiration, and alertness compared to caregivers with more leftover energy. Less leftover cellular energy has also been linked to higher inflammation which can lead to a host of mental and physical health problems, even dementia itself.
Tensions rise at ENC's migrant shelter in Quincy as homeless families are asked to leave
QUINCY ‒ As the migrant crisis stretches the state’s network of emergency shelters to capacity, the temporary shelter and family welcome center at Eastern Nazarene College has been depositing homeless families, some against their will, at the Wollaston MBTA station, according to city officials and police. Quincy Police...
Massachusetts kids learn to swim in honor of late MIT police officer
LOWELL, Mass. — Members of the Massachusetts State Police Dive Team are spending two weeks in Lowell teaching kids to swim. "We have maybe 6-to-7 troopers here today and we're just trying to work in small groups and work at their level," State Trooper John Nugent said. "Today my...
5 former Bravehearts selected in baseball draft
WORCESTER — 5 former Worcester Bravehearts were selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, held Sunday to Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas. Worcester’s 5 draft picks mark the most among any Futures Collegiate Baseball League team. Since 2015, 29 total Bravehearts alumni have been selected in the MLB Draft.
5 people hospitalized after I-93 crash in Wilmington, report says
Five people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 93 in Wilmington on Wednesday, WCVB-TV reported. The crash occurred between exits 34 and 35 on the northbound side of I-93, Massachusetts State Police told the news station on Thursday. Both vehicles ended up in the wooded area next to the highway.
Update on University Rights and Responsibilities
Harvard’s University-wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities (USRR) expresses our core commitments to advancing freedom of thought, open inquiry, and free speech; to protecting the safety and well-being of members of the Harvard community; and to ensuring that all within our community can pursue a shared mission of academic excellence through teaching, learning, and research. To fully realize those commitments, the processes by which we implement them must be fair, effective, and evenhanded. In recent years, this goal has been challenged in a growing number of disciplinary cases involving students from different Schools who are involved in the same event or behavior but may be subject to quite different investigative and fact-finding processes. Fully acknowledging that, at Harvard, each School is responsible for determining discipline for its own students, the facts informing discipline should not vary depending on what School a particular student attends.
This Quabbin track athlete sweeps voting categories, earns Athlete of the Year honor
Last week, The Gardner News put out a vote to let readers have a say in the winner of The Gardner News Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. The results of the poll, along with votes from the staff, were combined to decide the winner. Seth Twarog of Quabbin track and field not only won the staff vote but earned 49.5% of the fan poll – totaling 5,871 votes. ...
MCI-Concord closes after nearly 150 years
One of the oldest state prisons in Massachusetts is now closed. MCI-Concord, which housed men in a medium-security setting, has been shut down after nearly 150 years in operation. Shawn Jenkins, the interim head of the state’s Department of Correction, said the closure makes sense because Massachusetts’ inmate population —...
‘Very nasty’: Juror from Karen Read trial says they fear for their safety
A juror from the Karen Read trial came forward Thursday and asked Norfolk Superior Court to indefinitely impound the list of jurors’ names due to the intense scrutiny the case has received, the fear of harassment and public confrontations. Judge Beverly Cannone granted the juror’s request and extended the...
Family of pavers twice cited for operating illegal campgrounds in Glocester
GLOCESTER – A family involved in the paving business – who shares a name with a known clan of cross-country paving scammers – has been cited for operating illegal campgrounds twice on town properties in recent years. Town Building and Zoning Official Dennis Begin has ordered owner...
Manchester Inmate on Work Release Back in Custody
A 34-year-old inmate on work release is back in custody after being placed on escape status last around 8 o’clock Wednesday night. Angel Caballery failed to return to the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit in Manchester by 7 p.m. The state Department of Corrections said he clocked out for lunch...
Man in stolen car arrested after crash in Lowell
A 20-year-old man from Greenville now faces felony and misdemeanor charges after stealing a vehicle and leading police officers on a chase that ended in a serious-injury crash. It all happened yesterday around 11:30 a.m. in the morning. In a news release, police officers with the Lowell Police Department say...
Sununu signs bill to provide voting law information to NH students
New Hampshire public and private high schools will soon be required to give voting information to students, under a law signed by Gov. Chris Sununu this month. House Bill 1014 requires that civics instruction “include information on the laws governing election and voting” in New Hampshire. That information would supplement what is currently required to be taught in schools for history and civics, including the structures of the New Hampshire Constitution and U.S. Constitution, and the role and function of government.
NH summer camps working to adapt as heat wave continues
This summer's extended heat wave has forced some New Hampshire camps to improvise in order to keep kids safe, posing particular challenges for camps that run almost entirely outdoors. At Joppa Hill Farm in Bedford, a typical camp day might involve farm chores, nature walks and field games. Assistant Director...
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