Forensic Skills Seek to Uncover Hidden Patterns of Elder Abuse
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The same techniques as those popularized on the television C.S.I. series are being used to diagnose elder abuse and neglect.
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By ANNE M. PETERSON PORTLAND, Ore. - When Susan Kuhnhausen returned home from work one day earlier this month, she encountered an intruder wielding a claw hammer. After a struggle, the 51-year-old nurse fended off her attacker by strangling him with her bare hands.
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A study of elderly men shows  that the higher their cumulative exposure to lead in everyday  life, the lower were their scores on a variety of cognitive  tests -- and the worse the deterioration over time.
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Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are being abused in their homes, a study is expected to say.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults with memory   complaints, despite normal test results, may actually be   exhibiting the earliest sign of dementia, according to a study   conducted at Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New   Hampshire.
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New research is challenging the idea that memory becomes more accurate with age.
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Screening elderly adults for  signs of abuse may catch many more cases than otherwise would  be, a new study suggests.
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Forensics experts were poring over fingerprints and dental records to identify victims from the Asian tsunami, hoping to get the easier matches out of the way before tackling the time-consuming process of DNA analysis.
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Forensic Technology's system lets investigators analyze evidence over a network.
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NEW YORK  - A new finding may explain how  stress could ultimately lead to premature aging.
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Fear of misinterpreting a case of elder abuse may stop some nurses from reporting it, a survey suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults who are prone to emotional distress may have an increased risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests.
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The experiences of stalking victims are examined in a major new study carried out by a research team.
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In the digital age, itâs growing increasingly difficult to hide dirty secrets from a former spouse.
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New targets to reduce the stress to victims and witnesses giving evidence in courts are to be unveiled.
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Detectives follow up new leads in the hunt for a  man thought to be responsible for up to 100 attacks on elderly men and women.
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Many cannot help wondering if Alzheimerâs disease has peeled back inhibitions to expose an ugly side that the patient was repressing all along.