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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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AUG 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
On average, there are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. Is it purely a genetic tendency or are there environmental fact ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
A deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Ebola virus triggers hemorrhagic fever in humans and some monkeys. The ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaAUG 19, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are sex-specific differences in the rate and lethality of various cancers.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Early research has indicated that aspirin usage may increase the survival rate among women with breast cancer. These stu ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 08, 2019Cardiology
Heart disease causes hundreds of thousands of deaths annually -- can a new study on blood pressure tests guide doctors t ...Written By: Julia TraversAUG 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in Environmental Research Letters reports that lowering New York’s air pollution levels has ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 01, 2019Cardiology
The loss of muscle mass associated with aging, called sarcopenia, begins at about age 30 and continues throughout an ind ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In a new study, researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found 1 in every 347 men and 1 in every 436 women are likely ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2019Cancer
Treatment for breast cancer can be too expensive and hard to access for many women in lower-income countries. These wome ...Written By: Julia TraversJUL 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Researchers have examined how fat stored in different parts of the body can have different impa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2019Cancer
Are you ready for some big, scary numbers? In 2015, 492,146 people between the ages of 16 and 84 died from cancer in the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of th ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUN 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
UConn School of Medicine researchers report that an investigational drug used for treating for the sickle cell disease h ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 18, 2019Cardiology
Cardiogenic shock (CS) occurs when the heart suddenly is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the body’s needs. ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in Environmental Research Letters from the Tropical managed Forests Observatory (TmFO) concludes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 16, 2019Cancer
A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports that mortality rates for patients with ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 11, 2019Cancer
In May 2019, the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer was released. It finds a continuing decline in canc ...Written By: Julia TraversJUN 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations can lead to disease, and scientists have been searching for ways to effectively and safely repair such ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2019Cancer
A recent study from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) found uterine cancer rates among all women rose about 1 percent ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The approval of the drug Fragmin, an anti-coagulant subcutaneous use, will seek to reduce the recurrence of symptomatic ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 20, 2019Cancer
In the spring of 2019, the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) released new mammogram guidelines that call for w ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 16, 2019Cancer
Results from an almost thirty-year clinical trial regarding women’s nutritional health and breast cancer were anno ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 16, 2019Cancer
Between 2005 and 2014, cancer patients increased their use of marijuana/ cannabis 114 percent, according to a new study ...Written By: Julia Travers
AUG 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
On average, there are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. Is it purely a genetic tendency or are there environmental fact
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
A deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Ebola virus triggers hemorrhagic fever in humans and some monkeys. The
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
AUG 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are sex-specific differences in the rate and lethality of various cancers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Early research has indicated that aspirin usage may increase the survival rate among women with breast cancer. These stu
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 08, 2019
Cardiology
Heart disease causes hundreds of thousands of deaths annually -- can a new study on blood pressure tests guide doctors t
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
AUG 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Environmental Research Letters reports that lowering New York’s air pollution levels has
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 01, 2019
Cardiology
The loss of muscle mass associated with aging, called sarcopenia, begins at about age 30 and continues throughout an ind
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In a new study, researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found 1 in every 347 men and 1 in every 436 women are likely
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2019
Cancer
Treatment for breast cancer can be too expensive and hard to access for many women in lower-income countries. These wome
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Researchers have examined how fat stored in different parts of the body can have different impa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2019
Cancer
Are you ready for some big, scary numbers? In 2015, 492,146 people between the ages of 16 and 84 died from cancer in the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of th
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUN 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
UConn School of Medicine researchers report that an investigational drug used for treating for the sickle cell disease h
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 18, 2019
Cardiology
Cardiogenic shock (CS) occurs when the heart suddenly is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the body’s needs.
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Environmental Research Letters from the Tropical managed Forests Observatory (TmFO) concludes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 16, 2019
Cancer
A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports that mortality rates for patients with
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 11, 2019
Cancer
In May 2019, the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer was released. It finds a continuing decline in canc
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations can lead to disease, and scientists have been searching for ways to effectively and safely repair such
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2019
Cancer
A recent study from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) found uterine cancer rates among all women rose about 1 percent
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The approval of the drug Fragmin, an anti-coagulant subcutaneous use, will seek to reduce the recurrence of symptomatic
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 20, 2019
Cancer
In the spring of 2019, the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) released new mammogram guidelines that call for w
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 16, 2019
Cancer
Results from an almost thirty-year clinical trial regarding women’s nutritional health and breast cancer were anno
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2019
Cancer
Between 2005 and 2014, cancer patients increased their use of marijuana/ cannabis 114 percent, according to a new study
...
Written By:
Julia Travers