New test developed by Australian researchers can reveal the DNA amount people shed that would help forensic examiners catch criminals. The findings of the study are published in the journal ...
Minimally invasive autopsy methods namely CT and MRI perform well in detecting cause of death and have the advantage of yielding more diagnoses, stated study published in the journal Radiolo...
Autopsy can explore deeper into cardiovascular medicine, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation . "Autopsy...
New study found that both gaseous formaldehyde and the new formaldehyde compounds were detectable at levels above OSHA workplace limits even when e-cigarettes were operated at lower, more co...
A Dubai post-mortem report of actress Sridevi Kapoor reveals that she died of accidental drowning. The report says that Sridevi, drowned in her hotel apartment's bathtub following loss ...
Forensic cases can be solved with pacemakers and other cardiac devices, reveals a new study. In some cases where autopsy fails, these devices reveal time and cause of death. "In fore...
Cell lines are cultured cells that are commonly used in medical research. New results from Uppsala University show that such cells are not always what they are assumed to be. Using genetic a...
Most people harbor herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), frequently as a strain acquired from their mothers shortly after birth and carried for the rest of their lives. The genomes of two dis...
The daily exposure to formaldehyde from three different types of e-cigarettes is at less than a sixth of the indoor air quality standard and also well below the levels considered safe by the...
At least 1,500 individuals have developed Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) since 2012, resulting in more than 500 fatalities. Only now are results being reported of the first autopsy ...
Human tissues and organs undergo changes as we grow older. This aging process is regulated by the DNA. Forensic experts from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven's (KU Leuven) forensic biomedical ...
According to the draft of the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015, the Union Government has proposed to allow collection of samples from private parts of human body for DNA profiling and data pres...
Dr. Arun Sharma, the dean of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Medical College in Madhya Pradesh, was found dead in a hotel room in Delhi under mysterious circumstances. His body was sent to Safdar...
The dean of a Madhya Pradesh medical college, Dr. Arun Sharma, was found dead in a hotel near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital. The autopsy of his body would b...
E-cigarettes produce the toxic chemical formaldehyde when heated to the maximum and inhaled deeply. This makes e-cigarettes up to 15 times more cancerous than regular cigarettes, US research...
Autopsy/Postmortem is a medical procedure involving the examination of the body of a dead person to determine the cause and manner of death. Autopsy/postmortem aids in finding out missed diagnosis.
DNA fingerprinting is a technique which helps forensic scientists and legal experts solve crimes, identity thefts, legal suits and terrorism cases.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is death of a baby, under one year of age that occurs in sleep and cannot be explained.
Top ten deadly facts about death itself. Find out the most common contributing causes of death in world and their numbers.
Interactive section of Medindia helps us in better understanding of Brain Death
The dynamic clock calculates the number of people who are dying in the world every second. On an average there are 56 million deaths that take place in a year.
Calculate how many more seconds have you got to live. An interesting reminder for us to live these precious moments happily.
Euthanasia is defined as 'the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependant human being for his or her alleged benefit'
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