Chernobyl disaster caused cancer cases in Sweden
A statistically determined correlation between radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident and an increase in the number of cases of cancer in the exposed areas in Sweden is reported in a study by scientists at Linköping University, Ã-rebro University, and the County Council of V'¤sternorrland County. view more (2004-11-19)
Case Western Reserve University researchers track Chernobyl fallout
When a reactor in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded in 1986 in what was then the Soviet republic of Ukraine, radioactive elements were released in the air and dispersed over the Soviet Union, Europe and even eastern portions of North America. view more (2008-10-02)
Is Chernobyl to blame for hundreds of baby deaths?
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2002 19:00 BRITISH TIME UK CONTACT - Claire Bowles, New Scientist Press Office, London: Tel: +44(0)20 7331 2751 or email claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk FALLOUT from the accident at Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Ukraine may have led to hundreds of deaths and deformities among babies in Britain. In April 1986, one... view more... (2002-06-26)
Mailman School PH study finds increase in thyroid diseases risk from exposure at Chernobyl
Persons exposed to radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident as children and adolescents have an increased risk of follicular adenoma or benign tumor of the thyroid gland, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. view more (2008-02-20)
The Azov Sea: Radiation Recedes
Radioactive contamination of the Azov Sea has reached the level which existed before 1986 when the wreck of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurred. However, scientists state that regular check-ups of radio-ecological situation in the sea should be continued as the sea can be contaminated for the second time and this can happen even without... view more... (2003-09-12)
ECCO 13-Chernobyl legacy sheds light on link between thyroid cancer and radiation exposure
The unique circumstances of this study were provided for by the legacy of the radioactive accident at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in April 1986. view more (2005-11-02)
THE LANCET ONCOLOGY (TLO) AND THE LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES (TLID)
THE LANCET ONCOLOGY (TLO) CHERNOBYL, IONISING RADIATION EXPOSURE, AND CANCER RISK The first review in this month’s TLO reviews the epidemiological evidence linking cancer incidence as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion in the Ukraine. Most studies have focused on malignant diseases in children, specifically thyroid cancer and... view more... (2002-05-01)
Growing food crops on radioactive soil?
Scientists at Horticulture Research International have been studying natural mutations in vegetables in the hope of identifying the genes responsible for limiting uptake of caesium. The results of their quest, to be presented at the annual SEB conference suggest 'safe' crops could one day be grown on radioactive soil. Four million people in... view more... (2003-03-31)
OU Part of International Study on Genetic Impact of Radiation
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are helping to lead a massive international study on the possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations. view more (2009-10-08)
Helping plants avoid the price of war
The U.S and allies are under growing pressure to present a clear plan for the clean up of the effects of war in both Afghanistan and Iraq. New research, to be presented today at the Society for Experimental Biology's annual conference, reveals how plants could form a key aspect of future plans. By using plants that avoid the radioactive hangover... view more... (2003-04-03)
Prenatal alcohol exposure can alter circadian rhythms in offspring
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) suffer from a variety of behavioral alterations. For example, they may exhibit alterations in sleeping and eating patterns, which may indicate that their circadian systems - which control biological rhythms - have been affected by alcohol exposure during development. view more (2006-04-24)
Assessing health risks of exposure to radiation
More accurate estimates of doses and health risks associated with occupational exposure to radiation can now be made thanks to the work of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Speaking at the Society for Radiological Protection`s Internal Dosimetry conference at the British Library today (23 October 2002), John Stather,... view more... (2002-10-18)
Scientists seal major NASA deal
Two Kingston University scientists have linked up with NASA in the first ever collaboration on space medicine between the United Kingdom and the United States. The project aims to explore ways to protect astronauts from space radiation in preparation for a manned mission to Mars. Dr Colin McGuckin and Dr Nico Forraz, from the University's School... view more... (2004-08-11)
Radioactive plutonium remains from US military accident in Spain
Researchers from the Physics Department and the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have detected concentrations of radioactive plutonium and americium in plankton from the coast of Palomares (south-east coast of Spain), with an activity level five times higher than the average... view more... (2003-10-20)
Cancer Gene Radiation Therapy Discovery
Dr Tracy Robson, a lecturer in molecular radiation science at the University's Jordanstown campus, has isolated a novel gene, called DIR-1, which can alter a tumour cell's susceptibility to radiation therapy. view more (1999-09-20)
Researchers discover atomic bomb effect results in adult-onset thyroid cancer
Radiation from the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, likely rearranged chromosomes in some survivors who later developed papillary thyroid cancer as adults, according to Japanese researchers. view more (2008-08-29)
Recent advances at Institute of Food Research
The latest issue of Institute of Food Research (IFR) News (Issue 2.00) describes some of our most recent publications. Understanding Evolution: Ian Roberts and Steve James, with colleagues from the Universities of Manchester and Oxford, are trying to understand how chromosomes evolve. Their research, published in Nature, has shown that... view more... (2000-07-12)
Public attitudes to new technology: Lessons for regulators
New technologies may change our lives for the better, but sometimes they have risks. Communicating those benefits and risks to the public, and developing regulations to deal with them, can be difficult - particularly if there's already public opposition to the technology. view more (2009-09-21)
Einstein researchers' discover 'radiation-eating' fungi
Scientists have long assumed that fungi exist mainly to decompose matter into chemicals that other organisms can then use. But researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found evidence that fungi possess a previously undiscovered talent with profound implications: the ability to use radioactivity as an energy... view more... (2007-05-23)
New evidence of radiation risk in childhood leukaemia
Ionising radiation has long been recognised as a cause of leukaemia in exposed children. But delegates at a conference in London today (Tuesday 7 September) will hear how ground-breaking research is now providing evidence that the children of men exposed to radiation may also be at increased risk of developing leukaemia. view more (2004-09-05)
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