Tag: #deathrisk
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Global warming likely to raise disease risk for animals
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP):Changes in climate can increase infectious disease risk in animals, with the possibility that these diseases could spread to humans, warn researchers. The study, published in the journal ‘Science’, supports a phenomenon known as “thermal mismatch hypothesis,” which is the idea that the greatest risk for infectious disease in cold climate-adapted animals…
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What are the nonmedical factors most closely linked to death risk?
ISLAMABAD, July 7 (online): A new study has recently identified the top 10 social and behavioral traits associated with mortality. Although there has been plenty of research linking mortality to various habits and lifestyle factors, scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada — in collaboration with colleagues from other institutions —…