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Sustainable nuclear energy moves a step closer
In future a new generation of nuclear reactors will create energy, while producing virtually no long-lasting nuclear waste, according to research conducted by Wilfred van Rooijen, who will receive his Delft University of Technology PhD degree based on this research subject on Tuesday, 12 December.   view more (2006-12-12)

The Lancet Oncology and The Lancet Infectious Diseases
THE LANCET ONCOLOGY THE TRUE COST OF A NUCLEAR DETERRENT This month’s editorial covers the recent leaked report from the US Department of Health and Disease Control, showing the patterns of nuclear fallout across the US resulting from Cold War testing. The editorial discusses the impact of... view more (2002-03-27)

Brains scans of symptomatic Gulf War veterans show differences
Veterans of the first Gulf War who returned with multiple health symptom complaints show significant differences in brain structures from their fellow returnees without high numbers of health symptoms.   view more (2007-05-01)

Reactor of the future destroys nuclear waste--KTH to head major EU project to cut storage times dramatically
A power plant that generates energy from used nuclear waste and destroys it as well. Could this become a reality? A three-year research project involving 23 European partners coordinated by KTH is being launched to investigate the matter. In the last few years great strides have been taken in... view more (2004-03-18)

Threat of Bioterrorism - Real or Imagined?
Until a few years ago the threat to use microbes as biological weapons was practically ignored by doctors and scientists working in medicine and public health. Today there is every reason to believe that the threat of bioterrorism is not only real but is growing, according to Washington based... view more (2003-04-02)

Korean War veterans still affected by war trauma
At least one in five veterans of the Korean War continues to be adversely affected by their experiences, according to research recently presented to a nursing conference in Seoul, South Korea.   view more (2004-09-13)

Sandia completes depleted uranium study
Sandia National Laboratories has completed a two-year study of the potential health effects associated with accidental exposure to depleted uranium (DU) during the 1991 Gulf War.   view more (2005-07-25)

A wasted opportunity?
British biologists are urging UK Departments of the Environment to expand a proposed two-year research programme into nuclear waste disposal in length and range to at least five years. Without knowledge of the biological and geological effects for each radioactive isotope, it will be impossible to... view more (2002-03-19)

'Dodgy dossier' partly to blame for failure of war against malaria in the tropics
The war against malaria in tropical countries was fought and lost in the 20th Century on the basis of faulty intelligence, a 'dodgy dossier' which argued that the same methods used to tackle the disease in temperate countries would also work in the tropics.   view more (2008-09-11)

People Power Over Nuclear Issues
Warren, from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK, says, "Nowhere in this process [developing nuclear facilities] is account taken of what shapes the public's perception of the whole process." The nuclear industry is too keen to blind people with science in presenting its plans, she... view more (1999-02-01)

Nuclear weapons in terrorist hands?
Are nuclear weapons of the simpler variety in the hands of a terrorist group- a realistic threat? That question has been studied in a report from FOI (Swedish Defence Research Agency), and the conclusion is that the possibility of nuclear charges being used for terror ends cannot be written off.... view more (2004-01-16)

After North Korea test, what can be done to reduce the growing nuclear threat?
In the wake of the announcement of a nuclear test by North Korea, new questions have been raised about proliferation and the threat of nuclear terrorism. Is nuclear terrorism preventable?   view more (2006-10-16)

Is it possible to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism?
Nuclear terrorism is the gravest international security challenge today. Is the United States prepared to cope with this very real threat? Is nuclear terrorism preventable? What steps has the U.S. already taken to avoid this catastrophe and what steps should be taken in the future?   view more (2006-09-01)

Promising treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder sleep disturbances
For sufferers of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), sleep disturbances are among the most treatment-resistant symptoms and can lead to drug and alcohol abuse and even suicide.   view more (2007-04-19)

Media invitation - Shipshape - in war and peace
There can be few other signals of a nation's intent of action that match the dispatch of the Fleet. It is therefore vital that the Royal Navy is always ready to deploy and, if necessary, to defend Britain's interests, John Coles, Chief Executive of the Warship Support Agency will tell the Royal... view more (2003-03-26)

DEATH RATE AMONG UK GULF WAR VETERANS (p17)
Armed forces personnel who served in the Gulf War report more current ill health than those who were not deployed. There has been concern expressed that they may also experience higher mortality rates. In this week's issue of The Lancet Gary J Macfarlane and colleagues report the findings of a... view more (2000-06-28)

Ancient war paint in fight against breast cancer
A plant that gave ancient Britons and Celts their blue war paint, has been found to be a rich source of the anti-cancer compound, glucobrassicin, traditionally associated with broccoli.   view more (2006-08-14)

Mouse stem cell line advance suggests potential for IVF-incompetent eggs
Researchers have found that mouse oocytes that fail to become fertilized during in vitro fertilization are nevertheless often capable of succeeding as "cytoplasmic donors" during a subsequent cloning step using so-called nuclear transfer.   view more (2007-02-20)

WORLD WAR II POPULATION MIXING SUGGESTS INFECTIOUS CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA (p 858)
Further evidence for an infectious cause of childhood leukaemia is reported by authors of a research letter published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Leo Kinlen and colleagues from the University of Oxford, UK, compared the incidence of childhood leukaemia in two populations in Orkney and... view more (2001-03-15)

Statin use associated with reduced risk of common type of cataract
The use of statins is linked with a lower incidence of nuclear cataract, the most common type of age-related cataract.   view more (2006-06-21)

International health experts call on British Prime Minister to consider health impacts of war on Iraq
A war on Iraq would have disastrous short, medium and long-term social and public health consequences - not just for Iraq, but internationally, argue 500 signatories of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in an open letter to Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. This... view more (2003-01-22)

Gulf war veterans report more ill health than other service men and women
Gulf war veterans are twice as likely to report ill health as other service men and women, finds research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. And the numbers of inoculations and days spent handling pesticides were linked to specific symptoms. Seven years after the war, over 14,000 service... view more (2001-04-10)

University study shows low radiological risk to the public around atomic sites
A study team led by experts at the University of Southampton has found that there is no significant risk to the public from radioactive contamination from the Atomic Weapons Establishments at Aldermaston and Burghfield in West Berkshire. The three-year environmental radioactivity project, carried... view more (2002-08-07)

Tests to reveal levels of depleted uranium in Army personnel
A test recently used by the UK government's Independent Depleted Uranium Oversight Board to detect exposure to UK troops by depleted uranium (DU) during the 1991 Gulf Conflict was developed by a team led by a University of Leicester geologist.   view more (2007-03-06)

Europe's New Role in the World: An Ethical Power
The question about a common European foreign policy is high on the political agenda. Two recent international events - the agreement on a European Constitution and the war in Iraq - have put the spotlight on the prospects for a common European foreign policy. In a comparative foreign policy study... view more (2004-11-25)

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