AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoData Center Policy: Gov. Maura Healey’s executive order restricts data center construction in Massachusetts, putting the facilities’ power demands and local impacts in focus. Cancer Research: A personalized mRNA vaccine developed by Merck and Cambridge-based Moderna cut melanoma recurrence or death risk by 42% when paired with Keytruda, fueling efforts to test the approach against other cancers. Brain Health: A Boston University-led study estimates that 74.5% of former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 had CTE, after accounting for the likelihood that symptomatic players’ brains were more often donated for research. Research and Conservation: Massachusetts’ top court says Nahant can take conservation and public-access easements over Northeastern University land, despite plans to expand its Marine Science Center.
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