Prevention of 94 Million Premature Deaths through Three Public Health Interventions

MEDICINE & HEALTH 06.10.2019 10:54 AM

Researchers noted that focusing their resources on the combination of these three interventions can have a substantial potential impact on cardiovascular health through 20140

Predicting the Time to Die Through Artificial Intelligence

04.07.2019 21:44 PM

AI predicts when a human being will die University of Nottingham researchers reported that an artificial intelligence tool could predict the day humans will die.

Air Pollution from Corn May Linked to Premature Deaths of Americans, Study Says

04.06.2019 13:10 PM

A study suggests that the growth of corn can kill farmers. As if the Midwest hasn't had enough trouble this year, a new study says that corn is linked to the deaths of thousands of Americans.

Dementia can kill you, but how?

03.16.2019 14:01 PM

Dementia deaths have more than doubled in the U.S. in less than two decades, a new government report shows.

More Than 100 Californians Take Control Over The End Of Their Lives

06.29.2017 23:13 PM

In the last six months of 2016, 111 Californians took their lives under the End of Life Option Act California's End of Life Option Act achieved what it had intended -- giving control over ending one's own life.

Gum Disease Periodontitis Linked To Higher Mortality Risk Of Those That Have Liver Disease, Cirrhosis

04.26.2017 01:41 AM

Periodontitis was discovered to have a link with cirrhosis. A study found out that periodontitis increases the mortality risk of those people who have cirrhosis.

New Studies Claim That Baby Maiasaura Dinosaurs Faced Inevitable Death Upon Birth

04.11.2017 03:57 AM

Maiasaura dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years yet paleontologists are still on the look out for possible clues about their life and their death. What could have caused the short life and early death of Maiasaura dinosaur babies?

Sex Obsession Shortens The Lifespan Of Male Garter Snakes

04.05.2017 06:09 AM

Sex leads the male garter snakes towards the death. University of Sydney scientist Dr. Christopher R Friesen found that stressful reproductive strategies actually shortens telomere.

Scent Of Death: Fading Sense Of Smell May Suggest Early Death

03.24.2017 01:44 AM

losing the sense of smell may hint an early death. A new study suggests people's sense of smell in their later life may predict their lifespan.

Brain Functions Several Minutes After Death, Heart Dies First

03.14.2017 03:23 AM

It is going to take a while for the brain to cease functioning even if the body has died. Doctors at a Canadian intensive care unit accidentally stumbled on a patient that continues to experience brainwaves for about 10 minutes after his life support was cut.

Sudden Death In Young People Is Genetic

03.10.2017 10:47 AM

Research tackling sudden death discover that CDH2 gene causes a genetic disorder that makes young people prone to cardiac arrest. The finding is a result of a 15-year-old international collaboration.

Lamaze Childbirth Pioneer Dies

05.17.2015 19:28 PM

Elisabeth Bing, co-founder of Lamaze International who popularized what was known as natural childbirth and changed how women and doctors approached the delivery room, died Friday in her New York apartment at the age of 100. The cause of her death wasn't immediately known.

CDC Map Shows Distinctive Causes of Death for Each State

05.17.2015 19:16 PM

Have you ever wondered what the most distinctive causes of death were in your state? Now, you can find out with a new map from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has published a new map showing the most distinctive causes of death in each of the 50 states in the U.S.

How Do Galaxies Die?

05.15.2015 14:32 PM

In a new study published in the journal Nature, researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Royal Observatory Edinburgh have found that when galaxies do die they die of strangulation.

Cause of Galactic Death: Strangulation

05.14.2015 13:24 PM

It's the ultimate whodunnit: what kills galaxies? A new study, published today in the journal Nature, names strangulation as the primary cause of galactic death.

Not So Sweet—‘Spice’ Use Skyrockets and Poison Control Points to Many Recent Deaths

04.25.2015 17:31 PM

A potent new drug has hit the city streets nationwide and medical officials are finding that the backlash is anything but sugary sweet. The new street drug, popularly known as “Spice”, are synthetic substances mimicking the effects of marijuana but with far more lethal consequences. As police officers nationwide are cracking down and finding more of the synthetic “Spice” on the streets, medical officials and health agencies are also seeing an increase in life-threatening cases involving the drug, and they think that this Spring could be the apex of the killer drug.

Treatment for Depression Reduces Risk of Heart Disease

03.09.2015 15:29 PM

In a three-year study of 5,000 patients suffering from moderate to severe depression, those treated with antidepressants showed lower rates of death due to coronary artery disease and stroke compared to those who did not take the medication.

Sitting Kills, Even if You Exercise

01.21.2015 23:55 PM

One of the best things you do after a hard day's work or after exercising may actually be killing you. A new study running in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that sitting for extended periods of time increases your chances of a premature death, even with exercise.

ADHD Drug May Help You Drop the Fork

01.16.2015 13:12 PM

New research has discovered that the drug Vyvanse, meant to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might also be effective in helping treat various binge eating disorders.

One Walk a Day May Keep Death Away

01.15.2015 21:34 PM

According to a new study, a brisk 20-minute walk each day could be enough to reduce an individual's risk of an early death. The study of European men and women found that twice as many deaths may be due to lack of physical activity, compared to the number of deaths due to obesity.

Irish High Court Rules In What They Believe is Best Interest for Dead Mother and Unborn Fetus

12.27.2014 20:03 PM

After nearly a month of debates and testimonies arguing the legal rights of an unborn fetus, a three-judge panel of the Irish High Court ruled on Friday Dec. 26 that in the case of a pregnant mother being declared clinically dead, that doctors may choose to turn off life support, and in-effect terminate the pregnancy, if the fetus has little chance of survival.