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A New Blood Test May be Able to Predict Alzheimer’s

A new blood test could detect with 90 % accuracy whether a person will develop Alzheimer’s or mild cognitive impairment three years in advance, according to a study released by the journal Nature Medicine. The research, conducted by a group of experts from the Georgetown University Medical Center in the Washington DC, found that some […]readmore

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HealthSource RI to Open Temporary Contact Center in Warwick

PROVIDENCE – HealthSource RI, the state’s health benefits exchange, will open a temporary satellite Contact Center at 250A Centerville Road in Warwick. The temporary location will open Monday, March 10, and will remain open until the end of April. HealthSource RI will open the satellite center to provide a convenient alternative walk-in location to Rhode […]readmore

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UN Wants to Prevent Genocide in Central African Republic

Sectarian fighting began after a coup that brought to power the first Muslim president. The chief investigator for the United Nations for the Central African Republic said it hopes to prevent genocide in that country. Bernard Acho Muna added that the international community should not wait until genocide is committed but to ensure that those […]readmore

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Scientists Successfully Reprogram HIV Cells

In the world there is a very small group of people who is immune to the HIV virus that causes AIDS . For years, scientists have attempted to replicate this natural resistance. Now researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, in the United States, managed to genetically engineer the immune cells of 12 patients with HIV […]readmore

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Raimondo Launches Jobs Plan Rollout

Begins With Manufacturing and Workforce Development   SMITHFIELD- Rhode Island is in a jobs crisis. At 9.2 percent, our state has the highest unemployment rate in the country, but that number does not fully capture how bad things really are. Between people who are under-employed and those who have stopped looking for work, our unemployment […]readmore

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Central Falls Mayor James Diossa and State Rep. Grace Diaz

PROVIDENCE – Today, State Representative (D-11) and Vice-Chair of the RI Democratic Party, Grace Diaz, and Central Falls Mayor James Diossa endorsed Frank Caprio for General Treasurer of Rhode Island. «I know that Frank will be a strong voice for the issues impacting the community,» said Diaz.  «He understands that education and economic development need […]readmore

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Governor Patrick Signs “an Act Relative To Unlawful Sexual Surveillance”

BOSTON — Friday, March 7, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick signed H. 3934, “An Act Relative to Unlawful Sexual Surveillance,” which modernizes the Commonwealth’s criminal voyeurism laws to outlaw what is known as “upskirting.” The law goes into effect immediately. The legislation makes the secret photographing, videotaping, or electronically surveiling of another person’s sexual or […]readmore

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Governor Patrick Announces Innovation Mission To Panama And Mexico To

Mission will cultivate Massachusetts relationships with key Latin American centers of growth BOSTON – Monday, March 10, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced an innovation mission to Panama and Mexico from March 17, 2014 – March 22, 2014.  The mission will bring together leaders in government and business to focus on strengthening existing relationships […]readmore