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Why you may feel down at work

DAVID PLUNKERT FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Anger and anxiety felt on the job might be more than just workplace blues. These feelings could be signs of depression.

Bold mice yield a clue about anxiety

MIT researchers studying the role of longevity proteins in protecting against neurodegenerative disease found that mice lacking the proteins were surprisingly anxiety-free.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

When digital files grow like weeds

You probably have never thought about how many digital records you create every day, but the founder founder of Waltham-based Actifio has.

Jennifer Frias and other Perkins first-graders must eat lunch at their desks.

GETTING IN

Inequities among Boston’s schools

The uneven distribution of great facilities and programs underpins Boston’s elaborate school-lottery system, and is also the reason the process is so harrowing.

City, officer settle alleged backlash suit

The police lieutenant will receive a promotion and a $45,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit that accused Mayor Menino of exacting political payback against him.

Juliette Kayyem

The government’s marijuana problem

Federal bureaucracy makes it hard for states to administer a proven pain-relief medicine.

Tom Brady and Bill O’Brien, right, had an animated argument along the bench during yesterday’s game.

On Football

Tom Brady’s sideline tiff revealed his frustration

Brady and offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien resolved their issues after getting into a screaming match. But the episode may have revealed some of Brady’s irritations.

“The reality is there are not enough good schools.”

Kim Janey,  senior project director for the Boston School Reform Initiative

Metro

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Supporters of Occupy Boston, some of whom had been arrested Saturday, met on Boston Common yesterday afternoon to discuss the next steps for the movement and reflect on the Dewey Square encampment.

Occupy protesters gear up for court, next steps

Dozens of Occupy Boston demonstrators will be arraigned on criminal charges this week, some possibly as early as today, following the shutdown of their Dewey Square encampment.

Business

Bold mice yield a clue about anxiety

MIT researchers studying the role of longevity proteins in protecting against neurodegenerative disease found that mice lacking the proteins were surprisingly anxiety-free.

Politics

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) talks to Vietnam War veteran Bob Garon at Chez Vachon Restaurant in Manchester, New Hampshire December 12, 2011. Garon, who says he is gay, asked Romney about the Defense of Marriage Act. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Romney quizzed by gay veteran

A routine campaign conversation became hostile after GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney sat down to speak with a military veteran and his husband at a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H.

Nation & World

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Sports

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Patriots 34, Redskins 27

Patriots hold off the Redskins

The Patriots are 10-3 after their 34-27 win, but for the second straight week it felt a little hollow, as they struggled against a team - and quarterback - that they shouldn’t.

Health and wellness

G force

He finds viruses captivating

Carl Zimmer, a science writer who is the author of ‘‘Planet of Viruses,’’ will introduce the Coolidge Corner Theatre’s showing of the science fiction film ‘‘12 Monkeys” tonight.

Arts

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MUSIC REVIEW

Innovative beats take jazz combos to new heights

Pianist Vijay Iyer and alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón brought their groups to town Friday night for a 2 1/2-hour roof raiser of a show.

Fall All-Scholastics