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Mortality
Mortality is a quantification of death, often referring to deaths attributing to a specific cause such as a disease or illness. Epidemiological studies often report mortality rates which are calculated by dividing the number of deaths due to a disease by the total population.
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MAY 14, 2021Cancer
A study published this week in JAMA Network Open shows that although obesity-related cancer deaths are falling, they are ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 11, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncMAY 11, 2021Cardiology
Cells are one of the basic building blocks of life. There are hundreds of different cell types, and they all work togeth ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 08, 2021Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 06, 2021Cancer
New research published in the journal Cancers attempts to address gaps in data regarding mortality risk from advanced-st ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 27, 2021Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Parasites abound throughout the natural world. While not all of them cause the host's death, this newly discovered p ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 07, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Most people who have been prescribed pain killers are familiar with fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine. These substances ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 06, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have begun to analyze the impact of the pandemic, and their work has shown that long COVID-19 surges in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2021Health & Medicine
Drinking hot cocoa is comforting on cold winter nights, and new research from the University of Birmingham shows that it ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 31, 2021Cancer
New research from the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of Medical University of Vienna and Vienna General Hospital sugg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 30, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Karolinska Institute and Umea University in Sweden have found that a commonly recommended group of ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria can share genetic material in a process called horizontal gene transfer, and recent work has shown that in anim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2021Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Trained dogs can spot aggressive prostate cancers by detecting trace amounts of chemical biomarkers in urine samples, sa ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 18, 2021Immunology
Immunologists have revealed one of the underlying mechanisms behind COVID’s life-threatening cytokine storms. By s ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 16, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2012, a United Nations report estimated that there are over 316,000 people worldwide over the age of 100. What’ ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 04, 2021Cancer
New research published today in the American Association for Cancer Research journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarke ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 03, 2021Cancer
New research published in the journal Radiology reports on the advantages that multiple breast cancer screenings can hav ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 23, 2021Immunology
University of Limerick researchers have discovered direct links between the immune system, specific personality traits, ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 10, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Northwestern University have found that Black men and men of African ancestry respond better than men f ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 03, 2021Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 28, 2021Health & Medicine
Cannabis use disorder or CUD is common among younger cannabis users with mood disorders such as bipolar disorder or majo ...Written By: Angela DowdenJAN 26, 2021Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
MAY 14, 2021
Cancer
A study published this week in JAMA Network Open shows that although obesity-related cancer deaths are falling, they are
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 11, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
MAY 11, 2021
Cardiology
Cells are one of the basic building blocks of life. There are hundreds of different cell types, and they all work togeth
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 08, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 06, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the journal Cancers attempts to address gaps in data regarding mortality risk from advanced-st
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Parasites abound throughout the natural world. While not all of them cause the host's death, this newly discovered p
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 07, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Most people who have been prescribed pain killers are familiar with fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine. These substances
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 06, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have begun to analyze the impact of the pandemic, and their work has shown that long COVID-19 surges in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Health & Medicine
Drinking hot cocoa is comforting on cold winter nights, and new research from the University of Birmingham shows that it
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 31, 2021
Cancer
New research from the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of Medical University of Vienna and Vienna General Hospital sugg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 30, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Karolinska Institute and Umea University in Sweden have found that a commonly recommended group of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria can share genetic material in a process called horizontal gene transfer, and recent work has shown that in anim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Trained dogs can spot aggressive prostate cancers by detecting trace amounts of chemical biomarkers in urine samples, sa
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 18, 2021
Immunology
Immunologists have revealed one of the underlying mechanisms behind COVID’s life-threatening cytokine storms. By s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2012, a United Nations report estimated that there are over 316,000 people worldwide over the age of 100. What’
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 04, 2021
Cancer
New research published today in the American Association for Cancer Research journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarke
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 03, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the journal Radiology reports on the advantages that multiple breast cancer screenings can hav
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 23, 2021
Immunology
University of Limerick researchers have discovered direct links between the immune system, specific personality traits,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Northwestern University have found that Black men and men of African ancestry respond better than men f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2021
Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 28, 2021
Health & Medicine
Cannabis use disorder or CUD is common among younger cannabis users with mood disorders such as bipolar disorder or majo
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JAN 26, 2021
Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes