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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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SEP 07, 2020Microbiology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the sacs in the lungs that hold air, and the l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2020Cancer
Research published in The Journal of Urology offers an alternative to invasive prostate cancer treatments like surg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 03, 2020Cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal is the largest of its kind to look at the link between hair dy ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study, combining the drugs hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZM) was shown to reduce cardio ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 25, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers have found that around 13.6% of deaths in the U.S. may come as the result of dementia. The figure, they say, ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 20, 2020Cardiology
Cells have many specialized organelles, including a kind of signaling hub called a cilium, which sticks out of the surfa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Cancer
Scientists mapping cancer statistics have developed a new mathematical model to track health inequalities relating to th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 04, 2020Cardiology
Anxiety is something that is talked about far more often nowadays. In recent years, it has even been linked to a variety ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 28, 2020Cancer
In a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers champion the potential of community-based gene ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 23, 2020Health & Medicine
A study published this week in Pediatrics revealed racial disparities in postsurgical mortality and complicati ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 23, 2020Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease accounts for thirty percent of mortalities around the world. These diseases start small and slowl ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 15, 2020Cancer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' "Star Rating" system compares the quality of care of hospit ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 11, 2020Cardiology
Biomarker studies have taken the diagnostic field by storm these past few decades. Many diseases will have unique g ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 09, 2020Immunology
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide is steadily approaching 12 million. Meanwhile, despite accelerated time ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 07, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers followed 2,000 kids and determined that when young adults were raised in disadvantaged neighborhoods, their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers say that a type of virus known to infect bacteria could be used to treat and prevent COVID-19 bacterial infe ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2020Cardiology
Strokes are a leading cause of death and long term-disability across the globe. Ischemic strokes (IS) or acute ischemic ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 24, 2020Cancer
A new study investigates the causal relationship between mortality and long-term exposure to a low level of fine particu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 19, 2020Cancer
A study published in JAMA Oncology reports findings that a greater amount of sedentary time was associated with a higher ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 17, 2020Health & Medicine
The summer solstice is approaching, and in many regions, this also means the arrival of higher temperatures. A new study ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
For around a decade, research has suggested that Gardasil, an HPV vaccine, could prevent throat cancer, a condition that ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Corals are immobile animals, and coral reefs are considered to be the most diverse ecosystems in the sea.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2020
Microbiology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs when fluid builds up in the sacs in the lungs that hold air, and the l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2020
Cancer
Research published in The Journal of Urology offers an alternative to invasive prostate cancer treatments like surg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 03, 2020
Cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal is the largest of its kind to look at the link between hair dy
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study, combining the drugs hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZM) was shown to reduce cardio
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 25, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that around 13.6% of deaths in the U.S. may come as the result of dementia. The figure, they say,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 20, 2020
Cardiology
Cells have many specialized organelles, including a kind of signaling hub called a cilium, which sticks out of the surfa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Cancer
Scientists mapping cancer statistics have developed a new mathematical model to track health inequalities relating to th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 04, 2020
Cardiology
Anxiety is something that is talked about far more often nowadays. In recent years, it has even been linked to a variety
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 28, 2020
Cancer
In a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers champion the potential of community-based gene
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 23, 2020
Health & Medicine
A study published this week in Pediatrics revealed racial disparities in postsurgical mortality and complicati
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 23, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease accounts for thirty percent of mortalities around the world. These diseases start small and slowl
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 15, 2020
Cancer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' "Star Rating" system compares the quality of care of hospit
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 11, 2020
Cardiology
Biomarker studies have taken the diagnostic field by storm these past few decades. Many diseases will have unique g
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 09, 2020
Immunology
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide is steadily approaching 12 million. Meanwhile, despite accelerated time
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 07, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers followed 2,000 kids and determined that when young adults were raised in disadvantaged neighborhoods, their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers say that a type of virus known to infect bacteria could be used to treat and prevent COVID-19 bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2020
Cardiology
Strokes are a leading cause of death and long term-disability across the globe. Ischemic strokes (IS) or acute ischemic
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 24, 2020
Cancer
A new study investigates the causal relationship between mortality and long-term exposure to a low level of fine particu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 19, 2020
Cancer
A study published in JAMA Oncology reports findings that a greater amount of sedentary time was associated with a higher
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
The summer solstice is approaching, and in many regions, this also means the arrival of higher temperatures. A new study
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
For around a decade, research has suggested that Gardasil, an HPV vaccine, could prevent throat cancer, a condition that
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Corals are immobile animals, and coral reefs are considered to be the most diverse ecosystems in the sea.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch