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Sunscreens that include zinc oxide can lose effectiveness, become toxic af
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): 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 State University scientists.
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Research discovers treatment for rare secondary cancer in children
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Researchers are looking for ways to prevent Pediatric radiation-induced high-grade gliomas (RIGs) from forming, as well as methods to treat them once they arise.
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US Navy approves production of anti-radiation longer-range missile
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US] October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Navy has given the go-ahead to proceed with initial low-rate production of a new extended-range anti-radiation guided missile, Northrop Grumman announced.
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Study finds treatment for a rare secondary cancer in children
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Pediatric radiation-induced high-grade gliomas (RIGs) is a specific type of brain tumour caused by cranial radiation therapy for other cancers, most often brain cancers. Researchers are looking for ways to prevent RIGs from forming, as well as methods to
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Kauvery Hospital successfully treats senior citizen with skin cancer radia
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Skin cancers fall into two major categories: melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. Non-melanoma skin cancer is of two kinds: Squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that affects skin areas exposed to sunlight, and some cases non exposed ar
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Trucks from Afghanistan to be X-rayed at Attari border
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Amid the ongoing situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan, India has installed its first Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) at Integrated Check Post (ICP) at the Attari Border.
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China's nuclear tests killed 1.94 lakh people due to acute radiation expos
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 22 (ANI): China has conducted around 45 successful nuclear tests between 1964 and 1996, killing 194,000 people from acute radiation exposure.
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Scientists develop '3D robotic motion phantom' that can reproduce human lu
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Science and Technology on Monday informed that a group of scientists have developed a novel and cheap three dimensional (3D) Robotic motion phantom that can reproduce human lung motion which will help to deliver focussed radiation in cance
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China says radiation levels normal at Taishan nuclear plant; US assessing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 15 (ANI): China has said radiation levels remained normal at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province and there were no safety concerns, after the station's French operator and part-owner reported a gas build-up.
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Study shows patient on ketogenic diet living fully with IDH1-mutant gliobl
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): A British man who rejected the standard of care to treat his brain cancer has lived with the typically fatal glioblastoma tumour growing very slowly after adopting a ketogenic diet, providing a case study that researchers say reflects the benefits of using the
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Juhi Chawla files suit against implementing of 5G in India
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla, who has been actively creating awareness on harmful effects of radiofrequency radiation(RF), has filed a lawsuit against implementation of 5G mobile technology in India.
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Researchers use virtual reality to elicit empathy in healthcare providers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], May 20 (ANI): An integrative review in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences examines the effectiveness of using virtual reality to train healthcare providers in empathy.
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