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Wells Fargo Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Boston Scientific (BSX)
In a report released on June 26, Larry Biegelsen from Wells Fargo maintained a Buy rating on Boston Scientific (BSX – Research Report), with a price target of $118.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $106.53. Don’t Miss TipRanks’ Half...

Southeastern Pennsylvania market assessment for growing opportunity industries and economic mobility
Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Glencora Haskins Rachel Barker Marek Gootman See More Situated at the intersection of the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, the Southeastern Pennsylvania region—comprised of Philadelphia...

Medical Societies Sue HHS and Secretary Kennedy Over COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Changes
On July 7, 2025, six major medical and public health organizations, along with a pregnant physician, filed a federal lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...

"Aliyah Boston gonna have her in hell"- WNBA fans hit frenzy as A'ja Wilson revives signature white tee ritual ahead of Fever clash
WNBA fans reacted to A'ja Wilson rocking her signature white T-shirt ritual for the game against the Indiana Fever on Thursday. The Las Vegas Aces star entered Gainbridge Fieldhouse in a white T-shirt and gray sweatpants. Last season, when the...

Science CNN Microplastics discovered in human semen and follicular fluid in new research
Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, according to new research. A small group of 25 women and...

Scientists discovered microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid
(CNN) — Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, according to new research. A small group of 25...

How Trump’s Federal Funding Cuts Are Hurting Early-Career Researchers and American Health
As a young doctoral researcher at a university in the southern U.S., Camilo felt like he was finally closing in on his dream of becoming a leader in the next generation of HIV scholars. His recent work has helped hundreds of LGBTQ+ Latino people...

Trenni Casey runs 161 miles across Wisconsin raising money for MS research
COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. (WMTV) - Trenni Casey is running 161 miles from Platteville to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, to raise awareness and money for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research. Trenni Casey running across Wisconsin with the MS Run the US relay. (David...

Caitlin Clark leaves Fever teammate Aliyah Boston thrilled ahead of WNBA All-Star game
Aliyah Boston has been an absolute star for the Indiana Fever this season. While Boston's elite presence on the floor might be a bit shadowed by her All-Star teammate Caitlin Clark, she has been setting and breaking her own bars. In her third WNBA...

Tariff Toll: 44% of Small Businesses Report Revenue Drop
By: M. Scott Morris | 307 Reads | 1 Shares As tariff threats escalate, so do economic alarms from Main Street. Alignable’s June Tariff Report, developed in collaboration with researchers from Harvard Business School and the Massachusetts Institute...

Student wins 4th place in international science fair thanks to assistance from Winona company
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – A Winona industrial supply company provided assistance to a Wisconsin high school student’s science project, which led to a fourth-place finish at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Daniel Ott is a...

Jacob's Pillow dance center to unveil new theater in western Mass.
The new theater at Jacob's Pillow, the top dance center in the United States, opens this week in western Massachusetts. Some of the best dancers from around the world are set to perform in the center's 93rd season. For nine weeks every summer,...

Which Ohio university ranks No. 1 in world for polymer science, plastics engineering?
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron is ranked No. 1 in the world for polymer science and plastics engineering, according to recent rankings from EduRank.org. The rankings are based on universities’ research performance in polymer science and...

Boston-area pharma company to lay off entire 300-person staff after sale
A Massachusetts biotechnology company developing drugs to treat postpartum depression will lay off its staff of more than 300 after being purchased by another firm. Sage Therapeutics, founded in Cambridge in 2010, announced the acquisition by...

MIT researchers develop membrane that can fractionate crude oil without heating
MIT RESEARCHERS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a membrane they believe could replace energy-intensive distillation processes to fractionate crude oil in refineries. The researchers used interfacial polymerisation –...

MFA Boston Restitutes Two Gifted Artifacts to Kingdom of Benin
The Museum of Fine Arts Boston has returned two works of art to the Kingdom of Benin after 12 years in its collection. The transfer was coordinated and facilitated by Dr. Arese Carrington, a member of the MFA’s Board of Advisors, who called the...

Trapit Bansal joins Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has hired a highly influential Indian American OpenAI researcher, Trapit Bansal, to work on its AI reasoning models under the company’s new AI superintelligence unit. Bansal, an alumnus of IIT-Kanpur, and co-creator of Open...

Scientists Sound The Alarm On Cape Cod Over Mysterious Underwater Behavior
We have seen alarms sound on Cape Cod in the past. The area was reported to have a serious turtle issue after hundreds of turtles washed up on the beaches. Cape Cod has also sounded the alarm on great white shark fishing. Cape Cod warned social...

MIT and Mass General Hospital researchers find disparities in organ allocation
In 1954, the world’s first successful organ transplant took place at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in the form of a kidney donated from one twin to the other. At the time, a group of doctors and scientists had correctly theorized that the...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts Welcomes New Board Member
Special to the Sun Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts (BBBSEM), New England’s largest Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate, is pleased to welcome Andrew Graff, of Boston, to its Board of Directors. This addition follows the recent...