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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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JAN 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a hormone that is generated during exercise, and they determined that when mice are treated w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 19, 2021Cancer
New research published in Cancer Epidemiology suggests that alcohol consumption is associated with cancer incidence and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 18, 2021Immunology
Critically ill COVID patients in the U.K. may receive an arthritis drug after a study showed that treatment lowered mort ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 14, 2021Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 07, 2021Cardiology
If you can climb four flights in under a minute, your heart is probably in good shape, according to new work presented a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 23, 2020Cancer
New findings published in the International Journal of Cancer from the University of Melbourne report that new mamm ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 21, 2020Cancer
New research published in JAMA has found that cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing subsequent primary cance ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 15, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Drug developers’ frantic hunt for vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has finally begun to bear fruit, with several vaccin ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 07, 2020Cancer
New research published today the American Cancer Society’s peer-reviewed journal, Cancer, looks at the mortality r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 04, 2020Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2020Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2020Cancer
A study published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology highlights the risk disparities in death rates fro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal Chest shows that women fare better than men following lung cancer surgery. Th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 22, 2020Cancer
New research to be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America will report on the breas ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 17, 2020Cardiology
One of the most exciting advancements in our time is wearable technology. While most see it as a cool piece of tech on y ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 14, 2020Cardiology
Researchers presented preliminary data at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2020 that suggested t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2020Health & Medicine
Results from the Canadian Cannabis Patient Survey 2019 (CCPS 2019), a large cross-sectional survey of medical cannabis p ...Written By: Angela DowdenNOV 06, 2020Microbiology
Recent work has backed up research from earlier this year that suggested that aspirin might help prevent the worst cases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Since the late 1960s, conservationists and researchers have worked to save gorillas from extinction. A new study by the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 01, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Yale University have homed in on a specific kind of neuron that appears to play a sizable role in fatal ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 28, 2020Cancer
Research published recently in the Journal of Surgical Oncology looks at the disparities in lung cancer treatment a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 27, 2020Cancer
New research published in JAMA Surgery reports a new way to prepare for surgery: sit-ups. According to the findings ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a hormone that is generated during exercise, and they determined that when mice are treated w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 19, 2021
Cancer
New research published in Cancer Epidemiology suggests that alcohol consumption is associated with cancer incidence and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 18, 2021
Immunology
Critically ill COVID patients in the U.K. may receive an arthritis drug after a study showed that treatment lowered mort
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 14, 2021
Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 07, 2021
Cardiology
If you can climb four flights in under a minute, your heart is probably in good shape, according to new work presented a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2020
Cancer
New findings published in the International Journal of Cancer from the University of Melbourne report that new mamm
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 21, 2020
Cancer
New research published in JAMA has found that cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing subsequent primary cance
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 15, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Drug developers’ frantic hunt for vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has finally begun to bear fruit, with several vaccin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 07, 2020
Cancer
New research published today the American Cancer Society’s peer-reviewed journal, Cancer, looks at the mortality r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 04, 2020
Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2020
Cancer
A study published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology highlights the risk disparities in death rates fro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Chest shows that women fare better than men following lung cancer surgery. Th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 22, 2020
Cancer
New research to be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America will report on the breas
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 17, 2020
Cardiology
One of the most exciting advancements in our time is wearable technology. While most see it as a cool piece of tech on y
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 14, 2020
Cardiology
Researchers presented preliminary data at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2020 that suggested t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2020
Health & Medicine
Results from the Canadian Cannabis Patient Survey 2019 (CCPS 2019), a large cross-sectional survey of medical cannabis p
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
NOV 06, 2020
Microbiology
Recent work has backed up research from earlier this year that suggested that aspirin might help prevent the worst cases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Since the late 1960s, conservationists and researchers have worked to save gorillas from extinction. A new study by the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 01, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Yale University have homed in on a specific kind of neuron that appears to play a sizable role in fatal
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 28, 2020
Cancer
Research published recently in the Journal of Surgical Oncology looks at the disparities in lung cancer treatment a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 27, 2020
Cancer
New research published in JAMA Surgery reports a new way to prepare for surgery: sit-ups. According to the findings
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan