postmortem
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Key discoveries from animal research have been supported by findings in postmortem human brain tissue from individuals with addiction and stress disorders, providing strong evidence that the principles uncovered in the laboratory translate to humans.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025
His postmortem portraits, nearly 30 of which are reproduced in “The Harlem Book of the Dead,” are artistic assemblages that honor the dead and the community’s funerary traditions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
You’re doing a postmortem of the relationship, as any smart, thoughtful person would.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 8, 2025
The postmortem report cited cardiorespiratory shock from electrical current at multiple sites as the cause of death, occurring 36 to 72 hours before the autopsy conducted on 1 May.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
About 8:00 that evening, Bliss announced to the group that the postmortem showed death was inevitable.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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