The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations.

Ionizing radiation is a form of energy released by atoms in the form of electromagnetic waves such as gamma, x-rays or particles such as neutrons, beta or alpha. The disintegration of atoms is called ...

Recent release of the waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing ...

Military personnel enter active duty knowing there are risks involved. One risk that affects a small proportion of veterans is illness caused by radiation exposure during service. Most veterans don’t ...

As global concern over nuclear tensions periodically resurfaces, one of the world’s leading historians of nuclear weapons has broken down, in stark detail, what a human would experience during an atom ...

A recent study published in the BMJ evaluated the effects of long-term exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation on cancer mortality. Study: Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising ...

CHICAGO, April 19 (Reuters) - Drugs commonly used to strengthen bones to prevent osteoporosis may protect people exposed to radiation against developing leukemia, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. Sign ...

Russia’s refusal to rule out nuclear war has put the world in an unsettling reality: The unthinkable is suddenly a possibility – if extremely remote. One drugmaker, Partner Therapeutics, isn’t waiting ...

Ever wonder what would happen if you didn’t wear the lead apron they put on you at the dentist’s office or in the operating room? What would actually happen to your body? Better yet, even if you wore ...