Exposure to radiation can be deadly if it is strong enough. This could happen during cancer treatments, exposure to nuclear material, or someday, by going out into space for longer periods of time.

Space travel causes muscle loss, vision problems, radiation exposure, immune changes and long-term health risks for ...

With the help of mannequins named Helga and Zohar and sensors placed inside a spacecraft, scientists have collected valuable data about radiation exposure for astronauts outside Earth’s sheltering ...

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), a member of The Claremont Colleges, has been awarded a significant grant from the Department of Energy to investigate the effects of low-dose radiation on human beings.

After a nuclear accident, exposure to DNA-damaging radiation levels can happen in minutes – but accessing therapies that might combat the effects can take days. A new drug could help: in mice, ...

On November 26, 2011, the Mars Science Laboratory began a 253-day, 560-million-kilometer journey to deliver the Curiosity rover to the Red Planet. En route, the Southwest Research Institute-led ...

Meet Deinococcus radiodurans — one of the toughest bacterium on Earth. This bacteria can survive exposure to extreme radiation levels. Surprisingly, these microorganisms can tolerate thousands of ...

Incident power density's impact in multiple scenarios, such as Internet of Body devices. Rising skin and surface temps caused by IPD. Exposure to electromagnetic fields from user-equipment devices.