Forensic spray using jellyfish protein could speed up fingerprint detection
Dyes based on the fluorescent proteins are also water-soluble and low-toxicity so could replace solventsScientists have developed a forensic spray using a protein found in jellyfish that shows up fingerprints in just 10 seconds.They say that the dye spray could make forensic investigations quicker and more effective. It is also water-soluble and has low toxicity. Traditional forensic methods either use toxic powders that can harm DNA evidence or petrochemical solvents that are bad for the environment, the sale of which is increasingly restricted.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 3, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Forensic science Biology China World news Chemistry Source Type: news
Healthcare providers hit by frozen payments in ransomware outage
Healthcare providers across the United States are struggling to get paid following the week-long ransomware outage at a key tech unit of UnitedHealth Group, with some smaller providers saying they are already running low on cash. Large hospital chains are also locked out of processing payments…#healthcare #unitedhealthgroup #unitedstatesfive #unitedhealth #changehealthcare #philseubring #forensicfluids #kalamazoo #michigan #jennawolfson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The role of forensic autopsy in pursuit of material truth in optical evidence for negative legal proof in the cyanide coffee murder case - Isnaeni B.
Conducting criminal investigations in Murder cases sometimes faces challenges in obtaining the family's consent for the victim's autopsy. This difficulty arises due to issues related to the victim's religious beliefs, which prohibit the autopsy of murder v... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The death of Rasputin-a forensic evaluation - Byard RW.
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, a confidant of Tsar Nicholas and his wife, was murdered by Prince Yussupov and his co-conspirators in the cellar of the prince's Moika Palace in St Petersburg, Russia, on the evening of December 30th, 1916 (December 17th in the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Subject-specific finite element head models for skull fracture evaluation-a new tool in forensic pathology - Henningsen MJ, Lindgren N, Kleiven S, Li X, Jacobsen C, Villa C.
Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) enables the creation of subject-specific 3D head models suitable for quantitative analysis such as finite element analysis (FEA). FEA of proposed traumatic events is an objective and repeatable numerical method for as... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
The challenges in forensic psychology of balancing roles and ethics - Fegert J.
Forensic psychology, a dynamic and multidisciplinary field, serves as the intersection of psychology and the legal system. In this article, we delve into the remarkable association branch of forensic psychology, exploring its origins, key principles, and t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Forensic nursing's contributions to mitigating sexual violence on college campuses [editorial] - Meisinger K, Tilley DS.
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Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
New Anti-Rape Crisis Centre Brings Hope for Sexual Abuse Survivors in Pakistan
Women and experts attend a seminar on rape and justice organized by Blue Veins in Peshawar, Pakistan. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Pakistan , Feb 21 2024 (IPS) Medical experts and women’s rights activists are pinning hopes on the establishment of an anti-rape crisis centre for the provision of medical and legal aid to victims of sexual assaults in a timely manner will ensure convictions.
Currently, it takes years to bring the perpetrators of rape to justice due to a lack of evidence and more often than not, the accused get acquitted.
“In most of the cases, the evidence in sexual assault ca...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ashfaq Yusufzai Tags: Active Citizens Aid Asia-Pacific Civil Society Crime & Justice Development & Aid Featured Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Burea Source Type: news
Bode Technology Offers End-to-End Advanced Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Service with Fully In-House DNA Sequencing, Analysis and Support
Bode Technology, a worldwide leader in precision forensic DNA technologies, is advancing the field of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) with a suite of end-to-end, validated genome sequencing options that enable access to our fully accredited, in-house forensic DNA... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
We have the most unusual medical jobs - and you've probably never heard of them: From the forensic dentist who identifies bodies by looking at their teeth to the ear physio...
While many healthcare jobs are known to us, there's also a host of obscure roles that not only make a huge difference to patients' lives, but are fascinating, too. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Non-fatal strangulation versus general assault in a clinical forensic medicine cohort: characteristics of patient, perpetrator and presentation - Parekh V, Brkic A, McMinn J, Williams D, Van Diemen J.
BACKGROUND: Interpersonal violence impacts communities, victims, perpetrators, families, and children. This audit of 315 cases of non-sexual assault compares characteristics of general assault to those of non-fatal strangulation (NFS). METHOD: Clin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Finding the here in where: Keatley's Winthropping in missing persons and no-body homicide cases - Keatley DA.
No-body homicide cases are typically difficult to investigate, owing to the lack of forensics and leads. Researchers in the fields of forensics, criminology, and psychology have attempted to provide assistance to these investigations through their respecti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
The parasomnia defense in sleep-related homicide: a systematic review and a critical analysis of the medical literature - Castelnovo A, Schraemli M, Schenck CH, Manconi M.
This review critically analyzes the forensic application of the Parasomnia Defense in homicidal incidents, drawing from medical literature on disorders of arousal (DOA) and rapid-eye-movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD). A systematic search of PubMed, Sc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
We have the weirdest medical jobs - and you've probably never heard of them: From the forensic dentist who identifies bodies by looking at their teeth to the ear physio...
While many healthcare jobs are known to us, there's also a host of obscure roles that not only make a huge difference to patients' lives, but are fascinating, too. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elderly abuse - a forensic case of homicide-suicide as act of intimate partner violence - Hadzhieva K, Timonov P, Dineva P, Tsranchev I, Fasova A.
Homicide-suicide as a criminal act is a distinct subcategory of homicide in which the assailant kills his wife and/or her children in a relationship that has been broken down. The present case is about the dyadic deaths of an 89-year-old male and an 82-yea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
