Recent studies have found a 'radiotropic' species of fungus growing in Chernobyl. This strangely adaptable mold seems to be ...

Ionizing radiation is a potent carcinogen, inducing cancer through DNA damage. The signatures of mutations arising in human tissues following in vivo exposure to ionizing radiation have not been ...

Most people interpret radiation as a bad thing—but it isn’t always. In fact, radiation is a very normal phenomenon. For now, let’s just say that radiation is when an object produces energy. When a ...

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered that radiation therapy combined with two types of immunotherapy - one that boosts T cells, and another that boosts dendritic cells - can control ...

Scientists explore how a fungus in Chernobyl may eat radiation and help protect astronauts from cosmic rays on future space ...

The electronics in your home regularly give off minute levels of radiation, but which are the worst offenders? And should you ...

Treatment interruptions have been a long-standing issue with radiation therapy.Researchers at University of Tennessee found nearly 25% of their patients missed at least two sessions between 2020 and ...

Since the advent of modern flat-panel screens, the vast majority of computer monitors have few, if any, radiation safety issues. The older technology used with vintage monitors, however, does have a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers identified the largest proportions of women faculty in breast, gynecology and pediatric specialties.

Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Though the radiation is targeted, it affects healthy cells as well as ...

For millennia humans have gazed into the night sky and dreamed of traveling to the stars. Now that people have walked on the moon and lived in orbit on the space station, it seems inevitable that we ...