Drugs in sport…
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TUE – Therapeutic Use Exemptions or legitimised drug taking?
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Brain doping – use of smart drugs in sport
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Cycling and the athlete biological passport
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 2 comments
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AD on The Science of Cycling – event review
17th Jul 14
TdF and cycling (in general) may be just a "peak of the iceberg" in elite sports as far as the ...VGE on TUE – Therapeutic Use Exemptions or legitimised drug taking?
10th Jul 14
I am puzzled by the decision to allow oral prednisolone being prescribed in the case of Chris Froome. If his chest ...
Dr Tom Bassindale on Drugs in hair – a brief intro
2nd Jul 14
Hi Amber, thanks for you very good questions! How far back? Well if hair grows at around 1 ...Amber Bryce on Drugs in hair – a brief intro
2nd Jul 14
This is amazing, how far back can you trace their drug usage will the trace become less potent over time? ...Mrs Moriaty on The Science of Cycling – event review
2nd Jul 14
What an interesting event - wish I'd been there!Latest research…
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Forensic Horizons – research conference 2013
Posted on November 24, 2013 | 3 comments -
DMAA Research by YB Srinivas
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New Years Resolutions from WeAreForensic
Posted on December 31, 2012 | 6 comments
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Blog archive
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Mass disasters – Disaster Victim Identification
Posted on July 22, 2014 | No commentsIn mass disasters, such as the MH17 ‘crash’, there are many bodies of victims often over a wide area to be recovered and identified. This is a small look into the... -
The Science of Cycling – event review
Posted on July 2, 2014 | 2 commentsOn Monday evening Sheffield Hallam University hosted an evening of cycling chat with headline names Nicole Cooke and David Walsh, as well as three sports Profs from the Uni. There was... -
TUE – Therapeutic Use Exemptions or legitimised drug taking?
Posted on June 23, 2014 | 1 commentThis week there has been a lot of sporting headlines over Therapeutic Use Exemptions and whether they are legitimate in sports, particularly cycling. This may be a confusing area… What... -
Philip Seymour Hoffman drug overdose
Posted on March 6, 2014 | 1 commentHigh profile drug overdoses always bring the spotlight onto forensic toxicology, with newspapers and TV waiting on the details of what drugs have been taken. I talked briefly about the processes that occur... -
Oscar Pistorius – trial update
Posted on March 4, 2014 | 5 commentsOne of my most popular posts last year was a look at the Oscar Pistoris case and the forensic evidence that may be used in the case. Here’s a quick update. Original... -
The face of SHU
Posted on January 23, 2014 | 2 commentsAny of you who have been on campus at Sheffield Hallam University recently may have noticed lots of pictures of a slightly hairy man watching you: that is me! Sheffield Hallam University... -
Brain doping – use of smart drugs in sport
Posted on January 20, 2014 | No commentsA study was published late last year in the open access journal PlosOne on ‘cognitive doping’ in triathlon. That was a new phrase for me so I thought it was worth... -
Cycling and the athlete biological passport
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 2 commentsThis week Team Sky, the poster boys of the new clean cycling, have hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Firstly John Tiernan-Locke (JTL), a British rider who won the Tour of... -
Last minute forensic Christmas gifts 2013
Posted on December 18, 2013 | 4 commentsHave you left it late to buy presents again? Me too. I’ve even left it late to write this post! After the positive response to last years list and having been... -
A year of WeAreForensic!
Posted on December 7, 2013 | 1 commentJust over one year ago I started the WeAreForensic website with the idea of spreading my love of forensic science and sports drug testing. Pour a drink, get some party poppers...
