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·February 8, 2021·3 min read

Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Death Risk

A new machine-learning algorithm which videos of echocardiograms is able to accurately predict patients who will die within a year.

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·February 5, 2021·4 min read

High Levels of Gambling Linked to 37% Increase in Mortality

Gambling has previously been linked to addictive behaviors and financial loss. Now, researchers report high levels of gambling can increase mortality rates by 37%.

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·February 5, 2021·4 min read

Computer can determine whether you’ll die from COVID-19

Analyzing patient data, artificial intelligence technology was able to predict mortality risk from COVID-19 infection with 90% accuracy.

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·December 21, 2020·6 min read

Difference in Blood Pressure Between Arms Linked to Greater Death Risk

The difference in blood pressure between a person's arms is linked to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and ultimately death.

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·December 4, 2020·5 min read

PTSD With Depression May Significantly Increase Risk of Early Death in Women

Women who experience PTSD and depression have a four-fold higher risk of early death from health problems, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes than those who do not have the mental health disorders.

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·September 30, 2020·4 min read

Antipsychotics for Treating Adult Depression Linked With Higher Mortality

Study reveals a link between people with depression who are prescribed newer antipsychotic medications and higher mortality risk.

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·August 24, 2020·4 min read

Dementia Kills Nearly Three Times More People Than Previously Thought

An estimated 13.6% of deaths in the U.S could be attributed to dementia. The number is 2.7 times higher than the official reported dementia-related deaths. The underestimation varies greatly by race, with 7.1 times more older Black adults, and 4.1 times more Hispanic adults, dying from dementia that public records indicate.

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·August 14, 2020·5 min read

Weight Between Young Adulthood and Midlife Linked to Mortality

Persistent obesity from young adulthood to middle age is linked to an increased risk of mortality. The risk is reduced if people lose weight from being obese to overweight between early adulthood and middle age.

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·July 8, 2020·4 min read

Hearing Persists at the End of Life

A new study provides evidence that hearing is the last sense to go during the process of active death. Many people become unresponsive during the final hours of life, however, EEG data revealed the dying brain responds to sounds throughout the final moments of life.

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·June 23, 2020·3 min read

Social and behavioral factors most commonly associated with death identified

Fifty-seven social and behavioral factors have been identified as the top contributors to increased mortality. Of those, smoking, divorce, and alcohol abuse are the top factors that are associated with a reduced lifespan.

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·June 4, 2020·7 min read

Study reveals link between the gut and death by sleep deprivation

Death caused as a result of sleep deprivation is preceded by the accumulation of reactive oxidative species in the gut.

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·February 20, 2020·4 min read

Want to live longer? Stay in school

A person's level of education is the best predictor of lifespan, a new study reports. 13% of those with a high school education or less died before the age of 60. Only 5% of people with a college-level education died before the age of 60.