News tagged with forensic medicine
Knock-out drugs: Narrow window for detection
May 29, 2009 |
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Drug-facilitated sexual crimes are increasing. The Bonn Institute for Forensic Medicine has recorded that the number of examinations on the use of intoxicants in sexual offences within their catchment area increased 10-fold ...
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New Forensic Method Aims to Predict What a Person Looks Like from DNA Sample
Mar 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arizona research team recently completed a study looking at the DNA blueprint of almost 1,000 individuals and comparing that to detailed measurements of their hair, skin and ...
Rainwater tanks pose risk for toddlers
Aug 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An increase in household rainwater tanks due to the severe drought and accompanying water restrictions across Australia is creating a new hazard for parents of young children.
Quantitative approach to forensic fingerprint comparison studied
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The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has awarded researchers at Virginia Tech a two-year, $854,907 grant to develop a quantitative approach to measuring and establishing a standard for "sufficiency" of information available ...
Bitemark evidence and analysis should be approached with caution, study reports
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Against the backdrop of last week's Congressional hearing into the future of forensic science, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research in the School of Dental Medicine, have ...
First-of-Kind Study Shows Model Can Be Used to Rate Courtroom Psychiatric Experts Performance
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- What does it mean when expert psychiatric witnesses in a court case reach opposing conclusions on the same sets of evidence? A new study out of the University of Cincinnati College of Law suggests via mathematical ...
Technology To Tell Tales Of The Dead
Sep 26, 2005 |
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New technology in the field of post-mortem examinations will revolutionise the ways autopsies are conducted within our own lifetimes, a top British scientist has predicted.
Medical documentation of injuries is associated with more convictions in adult rapes in South Africa
Oct 13, 2009 |
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A study examining how the South African criminal justice system handles cases of rape shows an association between the medical documentation of ano-genital injuries, the commencement of trials, and convictions in rape cases. ...
'Virtual autopsy' helps identify drowning as cause of death
May 29, 2007 |
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"Virtual autopsy" performed with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can aid forensics teams in determining if a person has drowned, according to a study published in the June issue of Radiology.
Researchers design an alternative to blood test to detect drugs in the body
Jun 21, 2007 |
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The presence of narcotic substances in a person’s body can usually be detected by a blood or urine test.
Mental illness by itself does not predict future violent behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 02, 2009 |
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People with mental illness alone are no more likely than anyone else to commit acts of violence, a new study by UNC researchers concludes. But mental illness combined with substance abuse or dependence elevates the risk for ...
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