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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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JUN 08, 2017Cancer
A trial designed to test the safety of an ovarian cancer drug actually showed some positively stunning results in shrink ...JUN 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A CT scan can do more than just reveal broken bones. In a new study, researchers found that CT scans can provide a glimp ...JUN 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Could a new device spell the end of painful gynecological exams for women proactive about their cervical cancer screenin ...MAY 26, 2017Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2017Cancer
Recent studies have pretty much debunked the myth that obesity can be tied to health and fitness. That is, being “ ...MAY 19, 2017Microbiology
Candida auris is often resistant to most antibiotic treatments.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2017Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 02, 2017Health & Medicine
An intriguing link between people with non-O blood groups and a higher risk of adverse cardiac events is the subject of ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Large quantities of humpback whales are dying in the Atlantic region for unexplained reasons, and even the world’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A drug created created in the 1960s is now credited as a powerful tool that can save thousands of women from bleeding to ...APR 15, 2017Cancer
Tiny non-coding RNA molecules may have a role in the progression of pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive diseas ...APR 09, 2017Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 29, 2017Immunology
There are more multiple causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and more than five approaches to treating it. Well, add ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 17, 2017Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have determined that depression is the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings about cervical cancer could be great news for women all over the world. It seems that only a small cell sam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2017Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 26, 2017Plants & Animals
It would seem that a deadly virus dubbed ‘Peste des Petits Ruminants’ (PPR) is wreaking havoc on a populatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2017Cancer
For years, pancreatic cancer has bested even the most aggressive therapy. But now, Australian researchers report the dis ...FEB 24, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecolgy Letters by a team of researchers from the University of Stirling shows that forests arou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 15, 2017Cancer
Women who opt to remove one or both ovaries during a hysterectomy may be doubling their risks for heart disease, cancer, ...FEB 08, 2017Cardiology
A giant x-ray microscope from the UK national synchrotron facility revealed the structure and dynamics of a protein call ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Not too many animal species exhibit the quality known as menopause, the (typically middle-aged) part of a female’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Detecting Endometrial Cancer Earlier with GenomicsWritten By: Jennifer Ellis
JUN 08, 2017
Cancer
A trial designed to test the safety of an ovarian cancer drug actually showed some positively stunning results in shrink
...
JUN 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A CT scan can do more than just reveal broken bones. In a new study, researchers found that CT scans can provide a glimp
...
JUN 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Could a new device spell the end of painful gynecological exams for women proactive about their cervical cancer screenin
...
MAY 26, 2017
Microbiology
A new regulation that was inspired by the death of a young boy is proving to be effective.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2017
Cancer
Recent studies have pretty much debunked the myth that obesity can be tied to health and fitness. That is, being “
...
MAY 19, 2017
Microbiology
Candida auris is often resistant to most antibiotic treatments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2017
Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 02, 2017
Health & Medicine
An intriguing link between people with non-O blood groups and a higher risk of adverse cardiac events is the subject of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Large quantities of humpback whales are dying in the Atlantic region for unexplained reasons, and even the world’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A drug created created in the 1960s is now credited as a powerful tool that can save thousands of women from bleeding to
...
APR 15, 2017
Cancer
Tiny non-coding RNA molecules may have a role in the progression of pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive diseas
...
APR 09, 2017
Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 29, 2017
Immunology
There are more multiple causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and more than five approaches to treating it. Well, add
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 17, 2017
Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have determined that depression is the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings about cervical cancer could be great news for women all over the world. It seems that only a small cell sam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
It would seem that a deadly virus dubbed ‘Peste des Petits Ruminants’ (PPR) is wreaking havoc on a populatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2017
Cancer
For years, pancreatic cancer has bested even the most aggressive therapy. But now, Australian researchers report the dis
...
FEB 24, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecolgy Letters by a team of researchers from the University of Stirling shows that forests arou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 15, 2017
Cancer
Women who opt to remove one or both ovaries during a hysterectomy may be doubling their risks for heart disease, cancer,
...
FEB 08, 2017
Cardiology
A giant x-ray microscope from the UK national synchrotron facility revealed the structure and dynamics of a protein call
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Not too many animal species exhibit the quality known as menopause, the (typically middle-aged) part of a female’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Detecting Endometrial Cancer Earlier with Genomics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis