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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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NOV 23, 2016Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 23, 2016 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a vacc ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 17, 2016Microbiology
Researchers studying antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) found that patients with the disease have high levels of bacteria t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
By using an artificial sample of deformed wing virus (DWV), researchers have been able to learn more about the progressi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Cancer
Seeking to unravel the mysteries surrounding ovarian cancer development, researchers at the University of Michigan ident ...NOV 03, 2016Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 02, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Diagnosing Sepsis Earlier to Save Lives Using MicrofluidicsWritten By: Jennifer EllisNOV 02, 2016Cardiology
Severe obesity by itself leaves a person at significantly higher risk for heart failure, whether or not that person also ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha ...OCT 25, 2016Cancer
A study from the University of Japan finds that certain compounds in onions have anticancer effects against ovarian canc ...OCT 04, 2016Cardiology
A large majority of women will experience a normal level of hot flashes, night sweats, and other symptoms during menopau ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 30, 2016Microbiology
This just in, there’s a fungus that makes mosquitoes more susceptible to malaria. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 26, 2016Cancer
Everyone knows sleep is important. Getting a good night’s sleep resets your brain, allows for efficient cell repai ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 21, 2016Cardiology
Scientists from the Joslin Diabetes Center are wondering if the benefits of intensive glycemic control for people with t ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2016Microbiology
Listeria gets a pretty bad rap. And I’ll be honest, it probably deserves it. This is what happens when you are one ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 13, 2016Microbiology
Iron is important to bacteria. Really important. It’s so important that bacteria secrete special molecules called ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 12, 2016Videos
One day Luther Glenn was rushed to the emergency room, given a spinal tap, and diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. W ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 06, 2016Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 19, 2016Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Recent studies estimate that nearly 70 percent of Americans have experienced some type of post-traumatic stress disorder ...AUG 10, 2016Cardiology
"We set out on a mission to show if you treat patients with the doses that were used in the clinical trials, they w ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 09, 2016Microbiology
It’s long been thought that at birth, infants have sterile airways free of bacteria. New work shows however, that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2016Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst mortality rates among all cancer types. It’s estimated that of the 53,000 A ...AUG 02, 2016Immunology
The immune system is usually equipped to handle most bacterial infections, but certain cases of severe infection can lea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 21, 2016Cancer
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Of the 22,000 new e ...
NOV 23, 2016
Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 23, 2016 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a vacc
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 17, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers studying antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) found that patients with the disease have high levels of bacteria t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
By using an artificial sample of deformed wing virus (DWV), researchers have been able to learn more about the progressi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Cancer
Seeking to unravel the mysteries surrounding ovarian cancer development, researchers at the University of Michigan ident
...
NOV 03, 2016
Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 02, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Diagnosing Sepsis Earlier to Save Lives Using Microfluidics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 02, 2016
Cardiology
Severe obesity by itself leaves a person at significantly higher risk for heart failure, whether or not that person also
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Earlier in August, I reported on the fourth case of a brain-eating freshwater amoeba infection. Now, health officials ha
...
OCT 25, 2016
Cancer
A study from the University of Japan finds that certain compounds in onions have anticancer effects against ovarian canc
...
OCT 04, 2016
Cardiology
A large majority of women will experience a normal level of hot flashes, night sweats, and other symptoms during menopau
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 30, 2016
Microbiology
This just in, there’s a fungus that makes mosquitoes more susceptible to malaria. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 26, 2016
Cancer
Everyone knows sleep is important. Getting a good night’s sleep resets your brain, allows for efficient cell repai
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 21, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists from the Joslin Diabetes Center are wondering if the benefits of intensive glycemic control for people with t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2016
Microbiology
Listeria gets a pretty bad rap. And I’ll be honest, it probably deserves it. This is what happens when you are one
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 13, 2016
Microbiology
Iron is important to bacteria. Really important. It’s so important that bacteria secrete special molecules called
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 12, 2016
Videos
One day Luther Glenn was rushed to the emergency room, given a spinal tap, and diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. W
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 06, 2016
Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 19, 2016
Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Recent studies estimate that nearly 70 percent of Americans have experienced some type of post-traumatic stress disorder
...
AUG 10, 2016
Cardiology
"We set out on a mission to show if you treat patients with the doses that were used in the clinical trials, they w
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 09, 2016
Microbiology
It’s long been thought that at birth, infants have sterile airways free of bacteria. New work shows however, that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2016
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst mortality rates among all cancer types. It’s estimated that of the 53,000 A
...
AUG 02, 2016
Immunology
The immune system is usually equipped to handle most bacterial infections, but certain cases of severe infection can lea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 21, 2016
Cancer
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Of the 22,000 new e
...