Novichok Nerve Agents: What Science Actually Knows About the Deadliest Weapons
A new review finds that while Novichok agents potently inhibit acetylcholinesterase and modern forensics can verify exposure, many claimed properties ...
Tag: forensic toxicology
Morphine Detection Gets Faster, Cheaper and More Portable as New Analytical Methods Race to Keep Up With the Opioid Crisis
A new review maps the analytical arsenal for detecting morphine and its metabolites in biological samples, revealing that LC-MS remains ...
Boron-Doped Buckyballs Emerge as Prime Candidate for Detecting Dangerous Dissociative Drug Rolicyclidine
Rolicyclidine, a potent dissociative arylcyclohexylamine structurally related to phencyclidine (PCP), has long posed a formidable analytical challenge for clinical toxicologists, ...
Premixed Salt and Internal Standard Solution Streamlines Forensic Blood Alcohol Testing
A simplified two-step sample preparation using a premixed sodium chloride and tert-butanol solution matches the accuracy of conventional forensic blood ...
How Forensic Scientists Tell Drinking Alcohol From Alcohol Made After Death
A new integrative review in the International Journal of Legal Medicine distills a decade of research into which biological samples ...
Dissociative Designer Drug 3-MeO-PCE Linked to Fatal Fall From Window in New Case Report
A French forensic case report links the dissociative new psychoactive substance 3-MeO-PCE, found alongside tramadol and alcohol in a 33-year-old ...
Blood Pressure Drug Valsartan Found at Double Normal Levels in Driver Who Crashed
Forensic scientists in Hannover report a road traffic case in which the blood pressure drug valsartan reached 12.7 micrograms per ...
Death by Blood Pressure Pill? Forensic Study Maps When Amlodipine Turns Lethal
A retrospective French autopsy study of 33 cases establishes postmortem amlodipine concentration thresholds and shows that redistribution after death can ...
Everyday Seeds Can Deliver a Deadly Cyanide Dose, Forensic Review Warns
A new forensic toxicology review details how cyanogenic glycosides in apricot kernels, bitter almonds, cherry seeds and cassava can cause ...
Rising Nitazene Opioids May Be Even More Potent Than Fentanyl
A new review warns that nitazene analogues, synthetic opioids more potent than fentanyl, are spreading through adulterated drug supplies and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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