Science news articles about 'radiation and health'

... . But, what if a short-term controlled exposure to a low dose of radiation were good for our health. Writing in today's issue of the Inderscience publication the International Journal of Low Radiation ...

... agent before or after a low-level nuclear incident. Biologists and pharmacologists who specialize in radiation and health are keen to find an effective agent that could be given by mouth, have few ...

... in busy oncology clinics where the major focus is on surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. Addressing health behaviors may enhance the survival advantage offered by these treatments," says Duffy, a U-M ...

... of Massachusetts Amherst, has been awarded the Marie Curie Prize for "outstanding achievements in research on the effects of low and very low doses of ionizing radiation on human health and biotopes."