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Radiation: is the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization. In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium.
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APR 10, 2016Microbiology
The ESKAPE pathogens are so-named because they have managed to “escape” the activity of our modern antibioti ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 10, 2016Cancer
An online intervention that asks women to reflect on their motivations for indoor tanning may make them more likely to s ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 06, 2016Space & Astronomy
Using a relatively new 10-meter space telescope dubbed RadioAstron, along with data from various Earth-based observatori ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2016Cardiology
Many people applaud red wine for its health benefits, however vague these benefits are often presented. A new study from ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 05, 2016Cardiology
Scientists were surprised to find that drugs used to treat heart problems also have anticancer properties. The drugs, ca ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 04, 2016Cancer
How do doctors and cancer patients know if their chemotherapy or radiation treatments are working to kill the tumor? Qui ...APR 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To confirm the presence of cancerous tissues, doctors often have to rely on biopsies, which can be painful and highly in ...APR 01, 2016Videos
It is estimated that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed each year with breast cancer. While there have been significant impr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 31, 2016Cancer
This year, doctors will diagnose over 240,000 new cases of breast cancer in women. Mammograms have been the standard fir ...MAR 25, 2016Cancer
Using specialized bubbles to deliver an anti-cancer drug, scientists at the University of Georgia (UGA) effectively redu ...MAR 21, 2016Cardiology
Noninvasive CT scans are far better at finding clogged arteries that can trigger a heart attack than the exercise stress ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 16, 2016Videos
Have you ever wondered why scar tissue seems to have so many issues in the Sun with sunburns and doesn't seem to be able ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 15, 2016Chemistry & Physics
When the core of a massive star collapses, it can eject a jet of gas into space at nearly the speed of light. Collisions ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2016Videos
The International Space Station has recently played host to a rather important space experiment to see how long stays in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 02, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say they “have taken a frequently used and necessary imaging test and ma ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 22, 2016Cancer
Active surveillance could be a viable alternative to surgery and radiation for some women with ductal carcinoma in situ, ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 12, 2016Immunology
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) affect 75,000 and 72,000 people each year in t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite numerous medical advancements in the past few decades, nothing has come close to replacing a doctor’s touc ...FEB 05, 2016Videos
Patients undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer might have some good news. New research shows that shorter tre ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Childhood brain cancers may fare better with proton beam therapy than conventional radiotherapies, say researchers from ...FEB 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2016Cancer
A new therapy uses white blood cells to ferry cancer-killing proteins through the bloodstream. Tests show it virtually e ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 29, 2016Cardiology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, and a recent study has ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 10, 2016
Microbiology
The ESKAPE pathogens are so-named because they have managed to “escape” the activity of our modern antibioti
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 10, 2016
Cancer
An online intervention that asks women to reflect on their motivations for indoor tanning may make them more likely to s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 06, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Using a relatively new 10-meter space telescope dubbed RadioAstron, along with data from various Earth-based observatori
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2016
Cardiology
Many people applaud red wine for its health benefits, however vague these benefits are often presented. A new study from
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 05, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists were surprised to find that drugs used to treat heart problems also have anticancer properties. The drugs, ca
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 04, 2016
Cancer
How do doctors and cancer patients know if their chemotherapy or radiation treatments are working to kill the tumor? Qui
...
APR 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To confirm the presence of cancerous tissues, doctors often have to rely on biopsies, which can be painful and highly in
...
APR 01, 2016
Videos
It is estimated that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed each year with breast cancer. While there have been significant impr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 31, 2016
Cancer
This year, doctors will diagnose over 240,000 new cases of breast cancer in women. Mammograms have been the standard fir
...
MAR 25, 2016
Cancer
Using specialized bubbles to deliver an anti-cancer drug, scientists at the University of Georgia (UGA) effectively redu
...
MAR 21, 2016
Cardiology
Noninvasive CT scans are far better at finding clogged arteries that can trigger a heart attack than the exercise stress
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 16, 2016
Videos
Have you ever wondered why scar tissue seems to have so many issues in the Sun with sunburns and doesn't seem to be able
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 15, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
When the core of a massive star collapses, it can eject a jet of gas into space at nearly the speed of light. Collisions
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2016
Videos
The International Space Station has recently played host to a rather important space experiment to see how long stays in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say they “have taken a frequently used and necessary imaging test and ma
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 22, 2016
Cancer
Active surveillance could be a viable alternative to surgery and radiation for some women with ductal carcinoma in situ,
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 12, 2016
Immunology
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) affect 75,000 and 72,000 people each year in t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite numerous medical advancements in the past few decades, nothing has come close to replacing a doctor’s touc
...
FEB 05, 2016
Videos
Patients undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer might have some good news. New research shows that shorter tre
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Childhood brain cancers may fare better with proton beam therapy than conventional radiotherapies, say researchers from
...
FEB 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2016
Cancer
A new therapy uses white blood cells to ferry cancer-killing proteins through the bloodstream. Tests show it virtually e
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 29, 2016
Cardiology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, and a recent study has
...
Written By:
Kara Marker