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Autopsy: An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a highly specialized surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause and manner of death, to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present or research or educational purposes. It is usually performed by a specialized medical doctor called a pathologist. In most cases, a medical examiner or coroner can determine cause of death and only a small portion of deaths require an autopsy.
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APR 26, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
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APR 26, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, a disease called chronic wasting disease has been spreading among North American deer. Scientists and e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The increase of the length of some small portions of DNA, or microsatellite repeat expansions, has been linked to a numb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2023
Neuroscience
A study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity found that heavy alcohol use changes signaling pathways in the brain
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 06, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic disease with a cyclical nature; individuals compulsively consume alcohol, lose c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2023
Immunology
Long COVID still affects many people who had a case of COVID-19; even people who had mild cases and were not hospitalize
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2023
Neuroscience
Right now, there are no blood tests that can reliably diagnose Alzheimer's disease on their own. Most people only get di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have sought to learn what types of cells SARS-CoV-2 infects. For m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
ADHD is one of the most common mental health conditions, and it is estimated to impact 5 - 8% of boys, according to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2022
Neuroscience
Women tend to get Alzheimer's disease at a significantly higher rate than men; about two-thirds of people with the neuro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers have now published a study that has revealed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect brai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2022
Neuroscience
If a body is going to function correctly, the cells need to be in the right place. Scientists have learned a lot about h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2022
Immunology
The immune system must be able to swing into action to overcome pathogenic invaders. But the inflammation that accompani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2021
Cardiology
SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can wreak havoc on the body. Early on in the pandemic, doctors noted that w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2021
Microbiology
Leprosy has been infecting people since ancient times, and is estimated to have caused about 202,000 new infections in 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research suggests positions and career length of soccer players could influence the development of neurodegenerative
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We now know that COVID-19 can cause a range of symptoms. Some of these problems are taking months to clear up in patient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2021
Cardiology
It's estimated that 450,000 Americans die from sudden heart conditions, and in about one in ten cases, the cause is unex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell Metabolism, an international team of researchers has suggested that COVID-19 has caused diabetes in so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is thought to affect at least 264 million people of all ages worldwide, and the available treatment options d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 has to get into cells to cause infection. It does so with a spike protein on its surfa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 enters the body through the respiratory system to cause the illness COVID-19. But we know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2020
Immunology
Scientists aren’t exactly sure what causes type 1 diabetes, although genetics and environmental factors are presum
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 22, 2020
Microbiology
It was thought that the first death in the US from SARS-CoV-2 happened in Washington State in late February, but autopsi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from the US and China have found that COVID-19 can destroy T cells, a type of lymphocyte that plays a key ro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon