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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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MAR 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 FernandesJAN 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 Sullivan
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
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