Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are
the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper reviews …

… (C) SAXS patterns for glassy solids of 34 Å CdSe NCs capped with (c) pyridine, (d)
pyrazine, and (e) bare semiconductor surfaces. Inset (D) PDFs give inter-particle spacings of (…

Background Although stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, no
comprehensive and comparable assessment of incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, and …

… disorders, tuberculosis, measles, malaria, and hepatitis B and C, including deaths from
cirrhosis and liver cancer attributable to hepatitis C) accounted for 14·4 million deaths per year or …

The next two decades will see dramatic changes in the health needs of the world's populations.
In the developing regions where four-fifths of the planet's people live, noncommunicable …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to human health around
the world. Previous publications have estimated the effect of AMR on incidence, deaths, …

Background In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3·4 million deaths, 3·9%
of years of life lost, and 3·8% of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) worldwide. The rise …

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) enterprise is a systematic,
scientific effort to quantify the comparative magnitude of health loss due to diseases, injuries, …

Background Before 2020, mental disorders were leading causes of the global health-related
burden, with depressive and anxiety disorders being leading contributors to this burden. …

Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric
that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health. The …