Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Karen Weintraub Globe Correspondent June 23, 2018 Leonid Peshkin calmly strokes his father’s thin, white hair. He gently exercises the old man’s arms to acivate his muscles and get the blood flowing. He speaks, voice raised to reach him through the fog of age, poor hearing, and illness. “Papa,” he asks in their native Russian, “are you in pain?”Almost imperceptibly, Miron Peshkin, 96, and silenced by a minor heart attack, delirium, antibiotic-resistant infections, and six months of medical care, shifts his head to indicate “no.”The younger Peshkin, 48, studies the biology of aging at Harvard Medical School in Boston. A broad-shouldered man with a twinkle always lurking in his brown eyes, Peshkin has been obsessed with aging since childhood because he worried that his father — then as old as other kids’ … [Read more...] about A doctor wages personal and professional battles against aging
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A.J. Hinch’s former college teammate details Astros’ path to success in new book
By Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle Published 10:03 am, Thursday, May 10, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-9', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 9', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff Image 1of/9 CaptionClose Image 1 of 9 Houston Astros center fielder George Springer (4) rounds third after hitting a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning of Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ) less Houston Astros center … [Read more...] about A.J. Hinch’s former college teammate details Astros’ path to success in new book
The Walking Dead’s strongest episode in years takes a hard look at what Rick is fighting for
The Walking Dead has returned from its traditional midseason break, careening toward the conclusion of the comic’s “All Out War” saga and the end of the feud between Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his arch-nemesis Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). But thus far, the show’s big bet on Negan has been a bit of a misfire, with ratings hitting staggering lows last year and Negan himself absent from roughly half of this season’s episodes. But a midseason premiere is an opportunity to start again, and in the episodes ahead, the bat-wielding villain will likely play a bigger role than ever. That’s why week-to-week I’ll be analyzing the show through its presentation of Negan: how he acts, how he delivers his jokes and threats, and most importantly, how his character develops in contrast to our supposedly virtuous heroes. We’ll look at all the areas in which a villain is supposed to excel — including the traits we detest — and boil it down … [Read more...] about The Walking Dead’s strongest episode in years takes a hard look at what Rick is fighting for
More than 12 years after Hurricane Katrina, scientists are learning what makes some survivors more resilient than others
By Kelly ServickFeb. 27, 2018 , 1:45 PM NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—A muggy quiet has settled over New Orleans, Louisiana's Gentilly neighborhood as it soaks up a late-September rainstorm. Deep puddles hide dips in the street. And in a soggy patch of grass, a wooden kiosk tells a story of catastrophe. "This place is a memorial to the trauma of the Flood," reads the text, written by a local nonprofit, Levees.org. Near here, a section of concrete levee gave way one August morning in 2005, sending the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina crashing into the neighborhood. Yet the monument is not only a reminder of suffering, but also, the text insists, "a symbol of the residents' resilience and determination to return home." Resilience and rebuilding—those two appealing themes bring hope after a natural disaster. The reality is more complicated. Many who fled Katrina's destruction never did return home. More than 12 years later, tidy brick houses in Gentilly are interspersed with … [Read more...] about More than 12 years after Hurricane Katrina, scientists are learning what makes some survivors more resilient than others
Legendary for a reason: Falcon Northwest’s iconic Mach V still slays
Falcon Northwest’s Mach V is the grizzled veteran in today’s line-up of boutique, high-end custom PCs. First built in 1993, the system has been a mainstay for over two decades. Thresh, one of the world’s first professional gamers, won a $10,000 Falcon Northwest Mach V at a Doom tournament – in 1997. Though the Mach V name is old, Falcon Northwest is always quick to update it when new hardware comes around. Our review unit proves that. It has Intel’s new Core i7-6950X ten-core processor – overclocked to 4.3GHz, of course – as well as two GTX 1080 video cards. The hard drive is the PCI Express version of Intel’s 1.2TB 750 Series SSD. And, as icing on the cake, Falcon has supplied 128GB of DDR4 2,400MHz memory. And Falcon didn’t just show off with internals. As you’ve probably noticed, it shipped us a unit with a custom “DT Blue” paintjob, with the Digital Trends logo on both sides. Of course, that ran up the price. … [Read more...] about Legendary for a reason: Falcon Northwest’s iconic Mach V still slays