[Forensic age diagnosis by assessment of sternum ossification processes].

Objective: To study the sternum ossification processes that take place over time as well as the possibilities of sternum X-rays application to evaluate the age on the modern Russian population in forensic terms.

Material And Methods: Sternum X-rays with fragments of ribs' chondral parts were obtained from 369 male and female corpses aged 12-96 years without pathological and traumatic changes. The X-rays were done in frontal projection.

[Morphology of sternum for formation of the biological profile of unidentified individual].

Identification of a person by general group characteristics does not lose its relevance over a long period. An analysis of publications (2000-2023) devoted to the possibilities of using the sternum to determine gender and age showed a fairly large amount of work on this topic, with very promising results. The trend in the development of this area is the use of modern methods of medical imaging.

Immune and Interferon Status in Newborns after Viferon Treatment of Pregnant Women with Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Infection.

Interferon status, cell-mediated and humoral immunity were analyzed in 52 newborns during the first day of life, who were born from mothers infected with cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus and treated with viferon in the complex therapy. Comparative group included 44 newborns from mothers with the same infections, who did not receive viferon in the complex therapy. IFN status before delivery as well as parameters of immunity in pregnant women before and after viferon therapy were investigated.

Lipid-protein complexes in erythrocyte membrane in late gestosis.

Gestosis is characterized by increased rigidity of the surface and deep layers of erythrocyte membranes, impaired protein-lipid relationships, and imbalance between LPO and the antioxidant defense system. These changes determine the prognosis and complications of this condition.