Category Archives: Science of Us

Young people are often overlooked in discussions about death and dying. While the youth mortality rate has been in decline on the whole, rarely is a single trend the whole story.

A recent New York University study shows that older adults with high levels of the chemical phthalates in their urine may have a higher risk of early death from heart disease. The study, led by the university’s Grossman School of … Continue reading →

While dementia has long been linked to heightened mortality, new research demonstrates that humans have increasingly been dying due to dementia-related causes. A Danish study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, based on longitudinal data from nationwide registries of … Continue reading →

Aging is the unavoidable boogeyman for many people, to the point where anti-aging has become a $58.5 billion dollar industry that’s only projected to grow in the next decade. But it’s becoming more and more evident that aging isn’t necessarily … Continue reading →

Global warming was responsible for 37% of heat-related human deaths between 1991 and 2018, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Researchers analyzed data from 43 countries from 1991 to 2018, finding evidence of increased … Continue reading →

Scrolling through the headlines, it’s easy to come away with the impression that there are major breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s research happening near-daily. Yet as a recent paper in PLOS Biology points out, such headlines are often misleading. Much of this … Continue reading →