radiation
- Lifestyle
Sunscreens that include zinc oxide can lose effectiveness, become toxic after two hours: Study
Washington: Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, loses much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, according to a collaboration that included Oregon…
- Middle East
Iran unveils 1st multi-purpose gamma radiation system
Tehran: The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) unveiled the country’s first multi-purpose gamma radiation system in the northwestern city of Bonab. The project of designing and building a portable gamma system for…
- World
Radiation levels at Chernobyl within safe range: IAEA
Vienna: Radiation levels at the exclusion zone of Ukraine’s now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which Russian forces had controlled for weeks before withdrawing in late March, have remained within the safe range,…
- India
‘No hurry’, HC on Juhi Chawla’s plea against 5G network, will hear on Jan 25
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court would hear on January 25, the plea of Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla challenging its earlier order which dismissed her lawsuit against the setting up…
- World
Ukraine opens new nuclear waste site at Chernobyl
Kyiv: Ukraine’s president on Monday unveiled a new nuclear waste repository at Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster that unfolded exactly 35 years ago. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Chernobyl together…
- World
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
Tokyo: Japan’s government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years an option fiercely opposed by local…
- Science
New estimations show moon has hazardous radiation levels
Cape Canaveral: Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists…
- Health
Radiation from CT scans increases thyroid cancer risk
New Delhi: Researchers have found that exposure to radiation from CT scans is associated with higher risks of developing thyroid cancer and leukemia, but according to health experts here, the probability of CT…
- Health
Mobile tower radiation increasing risk of oral problems
Chennai: Radiation from mobile phone towers could be a reason for increasing oral problems in people, said a doctor at Saveetha Dental College and Hospital here on Wednesday. “The environment plays an…
- Health
Radiation elevates cardiac risk in lung cancer patients: Study
Washington: Patients getting treated for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are at a risk of heart attack and heart failure, a recent study has observed. According to the study published…
- Health
Radiotherapy doubles the survival chances of mesothelioma cancer patients
Washington: Researchers have claimed that mesothelioma patients are twice as likely to survive for two years when they are given a high dose of radiation to the affected side of the trunk.…
- News
Radiation can impact astronauts’ memory temporarily
Moscow: While several agencies are planning to establish new orbital space stations and send expeditions across the solar system, a team of Russian scientists has found that space radiation could temporarily hinder…
