The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers and others exposed to high doses of radiation showed mutations that were also evident in ...

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 ...

The story of Chernobyl has long carried a chilling epilogue: that the people who rushed in to contain the disaster doomed not ...

Cleveland BioLabs Inc., Buffalo, New York, was awarded a $9,226,455 cost-plus-fixed-fee multi-year contract for advanced research into mitigating and treating the effects of ionizing radiation. Work ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. The use of ionizing radiation in health care is of ...

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 ...

Fears about cell phones causing cancer persist despite scientific evidence to the contrary, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announcing a new investigation. Here’s what we know.

Here on Earth, there are ever-present concerns related to the presence of radiation. Some have worried that we may be exposing ourselves to radiation from our many electronics, though thankfully, the ...