Dementia can kill you, but how?

Medicine & Technology Mar 16, 2019

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

Jun 29, 2017

In the last six months of 2016, 111 Californians took their lives under the End of Life Option Act

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

Apr 26, 2017

Periodontitis was discovered to have a link with cirrhosis.

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

Apr 11, 2017

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

Apr 05, 2017

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

Mar 24, 2017

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

Mar 14, 2017

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

Mar 10, 2017

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

May 17, 2015

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

May 17, 2015

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?

May 15, 2015

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

May 14, 2015

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

Apr 25, 2015

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

Mar 09, 2015

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

Jan 21, 2015

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.