Framingham
Bay State municipality
Framingham is a town in eastern Massachusetts, west of Boston, known primarily for the Framingham Heart Study—a long-running cardiovascular research project begun in 1948 that has shaped modern understanding of heart disease risk factors.
The town name appears in medical literature as shorthand for this landmark study: The Framingham data showed a clear link between cholesterol and heart attacks.
Of heart and blood vessels
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
heart · disease · risk · factors · Boston · NIH · participants · generations
Northeastern colonial state
- suburbOutlying residential district
- municipalityLocal governing district
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- boroughAdministrative town or district
township · residential · zoning · infrastructure · mayor · council · ordinance · demographics
Of occupied territories
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- VictorianOf a prim era
- landmarkNotable point of reference
architecture · restoration · factory · railroad · depot · Harmony · Salem · legacy
People living somewhere
- diversityState of varied elements
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
volunteerism · recreation · amenities · Brazilian · immigrant · cultural · solidarity · support
cardiovascular
Of heart and blood vessels
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
research · heart · disease · risk · factors · Boston · NIH · participants · generations · data
Massachusetts
Northeastern colonial state
- suburbOutlying residential district
- municipalityLocal governing district
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
borough · township · residential · zoning · infrastructure · mayor · council · ordinance · demographics · population
colonial
Of occupied territories
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- VictorianOf a prim era
landmark · architecture · restoration · factory · railroad · depot · Harmony · Salem · legacy · mills
residents
People living somewhere
- diversityState of varied elements
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- civicPertaining to community affairs
engagement · volunteerism · recreation · amenities · Brazilian · immigrant · cultural · solidarity · support · activism