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Fluorescent glow may reveal hidden life in the cosmos: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 14 (ANI): Astronomers uncovered a new way of searching for life in the cosmos through harsh ultraviolet radiation flares from red suns that once helped to destroy surface life on planets.
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Russia: Civilians asked to evacuate town near site of explosion
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Nyonoksa [Russia], Aug 13 (ANI): Residents here have been asked to evacuate on Wednesday morning by the authorities due to "planned military activities" as the region grapples with last week's mysterious rocket explosion which led to a spike in radiation.
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Russia testing site blast: 5 dead, rise in radiation level led to explosio
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 11 (ANI): At least five persons, employees at Rosatom, Russia's nuclear energy company, were killed in an explosion at a military test site in northern Russia, the state-run firm said on Saturday.
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Hyderabad police undergo training on mobile radiation detection system
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 6 (ANI): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday selected Hyderabad city and 55 other cities in other states for the implementation of its pilot project on mobile radiation detection.
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Women face more cognitive issues after brain tumor radiation, more likely
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 25 (ANI): Women who undergo radiation therapy to treat childhood brain tumour are more likely to suffer long-term cognitive impairment than male survivors, claims a study.
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Radiation elevates cardiac risk in lung cancer patients: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 11 (ANI): 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.
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Prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation could increase the risk of hypert
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 5 (ANI): A study has revealed that prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation could increase the risk of hypertension, a known cause of stroke and heart ailments.
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Radiotherapy doubles the survival chances of mesothelioma cancer patients
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): 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.
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Prostate cancer could be treated with single dose of targeted radiotherapy
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): A new technique, in which a single high dose of radiation can be delivered directly to the tumour within a few minutes, is safe and effective for treating men with low-risk prostate cancer, recent findings suggested.
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Sunscreen use could lead to better blood vessel health, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], Apr 7 (ANI): Sunscreen protects the skin's blood vessel function from harmful ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure by protecting dilation of the blood vessels. Perspiration on the skin may also provide protection to the skin's blood vessels from sun damage, a recen
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New study could offer protection to patients with rare genetic disease
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 24 (ANI): A new University of Bath study now finds that skin cells taken from patients with a rare genetic disorder are ten times more sensitive to damage from ultraviolet A (AVA) radiation in laboratory tests, than those from a healthy population.
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India testfires indigenous enemy radar-buster missile
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): India achieved major success as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully testfired the next generation anti-radiation missile which can take on enemy radar stations from a distance of 100 kilometres.
