Forensic dentistry key in identifying victims of tsunamis, other disasters
Baltimore, MarylandDisaster victim identification (DVI) is an intensive and demanding task involving experts from various disciplines. DVI interventions can be brought to a successful conclusion only if properly planned, involving well-trained key experts and selection of the appropriate forensic diagnostic tools. ......Today, during the 83rd General Session of the International Association for D...Forensic radiology makes virtual autopsy a reality
CHICAGO Swiss investigators are partnering the latest in radiologic imaging technology with forensic science to provide a bloodless, minimally invasive method to examine victims for causes of accidental deaths and murders.... ...In Switzerland, virtual autopsy is already a reality. The University of Berne's Institute of Forensic Medicine, in collaboration with its Institute of Diagnostic Radiolo...Weizmann Institute Prof. Moshe Oren named winner of NIH MERIT Award
Washington, D.C.--Prof. Moshe Oren, a cancer researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, was named a 2003 winner of the highly selective MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) Award. The award is granted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for "long-term support to investigators with impressive records of scientific achievement in research areas of special importance or p...Stretching before or after exercise does not prevent muscle soreness or reduce risk of injury, finds a study in this week's BMJ. ......Researchers in Australia reviewed five studies, involving 77 subjects, on the effect of stretching on muscle soreness. In all studies, participants were healthy young adults. Three studies evaluated stretching after exercising, and two evaluated stretching before.... A retrospective study of 43 patients who had previously been found not guilty by reason of insanity, and were enrolled in an out-patient forensic psychiatric program, found that 19 percent committed any crimes while undergoing treatment. . The study was done by Dr. Howard Kravitz and Dr. Jonathan Kelly, of the Isaac Ray Center, Section on Psychiatry and Law at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medi...