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Studying yeast DNA in space may help protect astronauts from cosmic radiation

Nuclear fusion reactions in the sun are the source of heat and light we receive on Earth. These reactions release a massive amount of cosmic radiation — including x-rays and gamma rays — and charged particles that can be harmful for any living organisms.

The Conversation

Family of brave teen battling cancer 'so grateful' to public as they find accommodation in Dublin

The teenager is starting radiation therapy in St Luke's Hospital on Monday

Dublin Live

Family of teenager battling cancer have days left to find Dublin accommodation

The teenager is starting radiation therapy in St Luke's Hospital on Monday

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Fears Putin could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to create 'radiation dead zone'

The US embassy in Moscow has urged all of its citizens to leave Russia immediately as Western leaders brace themselves for a massive escalation in Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine

Daily Mirror

NASA's Juno spacecraft to fly by Jupiter's icy 'ocean' moon Europa tonight

The Juno spacecraft will get the most detailed snapshots yet of Jupiter's moon Europa as it flies by tonight. And you can help process the images.

ABC News

Katie Couric reveals breast cancer diagnosis and treatment: 'I've felt fine'

Katie Couric revealed Wednesday on social media that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in June.

Los Angeles Times

Katie Couric Says She’s Been Treated for Breast Cancer

Katie Couric said Wednesday that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and radiation treatment this summer to treat the tumor. Couric, who memorably was tested for colon cancer on the “Today” show in 2000, announced her diagnosis in an essay on her website, saying she hoped it…

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Katie Couric reveals breast cancer diagnosis

“Please get your annual mammogram. I was six months late this time. I shudder to think what might have happened if I had put it off longer,” Couric posted on her website.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chernobyl black frogs reveal evolution in action

The accident at reactor four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 generated the largest release of radioactive material into the environment in human history. The impact of the acute exposure to high doses of radiation was severe for the environment and the human population. But more than three…

The Conversation

Katie Couric says she's been treated for breast cancer

Katie Couric says she was diagnosed with breast cancer on the first day of summer, and since has undergone surgery and radiation treatment

The Independent UK

Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years

Imagine a future where, despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, parts of the world have become unbearably hot. Some governments might decide to “geoengineer” the planet by spraying substances into the upper atmosphere to form fine reflective aerosols – a process known as stratospheric aerosol injection.

The Conversation

Mum told she had one month to live as she's given devastating cervical cancer diagnosis

Mum-of-one Brooke Gold was told she was just a month away from dying as she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2021 after putting off her smear tests because of her busy lifestyle

Daily Mirror

The Fight To Stop Research Into a Cheap, Effective Backup Plan for Climate Change

Why are activists trying to stop research into a promising backup plan to handle climate change?

Reason

Study indicates proton therapy has less side effects in prostate cancer treatment

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The Independent UK

Richard Nixon was exposed to ‘massive dosages of radiation’ during 1959 Moscow trip

State department learned about the incident 17 years later in 1976

The Guardian - US

Richard Nixon exposed to radiation on Moscow trip in 1959, documents reveal

Vice-president and wife exposed to ‘massive dosages’ of ionising radiation at US ambassador’s residence, declassified files show

The Conversation

US Senate ratifies treaty to phase down climate-warming HFCs from refrigerators and air conditioners – but what will replace them this time?

The U.S. Senate voted to ratify an international treaty on Sept. 21, 2022, and join 137 other countries in agreeing to phase out a class of climate-warming chemicals that are widely used as coolants in refrigerators, air conditioners and heat pumps.

Tribune News Service

What you should know about thyroid cancer in adolescents, young adults

Cancer is often thought of as a disease that affects older people, and with the median age of a cancer diagnosis at 66 years, it does. But cancer can be diagnosed at any age.

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Anti-radiation tablets handed out over nuclear fears amid Vladimir Putin's threat

Iodide tablets have been distributed among citizens in Poland, its Ministry announced on Monday, following grave concerns of a possible radiation hazard of nuclear power plants in Ukraine

Irish Mirror

Map shows how much of Ireland could be blown up if a nuclear bomb hit as Vladimir Putin makes threat

There’s been a worrying escalation in the Russia - Ukraine war after Vladimir Putin made yet another nuclear threat to the West. It comes as a frightening interactive map shows what would happen if a nuclear bomb hit Dublin, Galway, Cork and Belfast.

Tribune News Service

Prostate cancer: screening and treatment

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos Vargas, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist encourages regular screening. He says the goal of screening is to detect…

The Independent UK

Ukraine war - latest: Bodies ‘bearing signs of torture’ found at Izyum mass grave

Zelensky said in a video address overnight that Russia is ‘leaving death behind it everywhere’

The Guardian - UK

US hid fears of radiation in Moscow embassy in 70s from staff, documents reveal

President Ford and state secretaries complained to Soviet Union about health concerns over ‘Moscow signal’

Bangkok Post

The big picture of cancer

For over a century, scientists have painstakingly worked to find the ultimate causes of cancers, hoping this could point to a cure for the disease. Many disparate agents are known to be associated with cancers: cigarette smoke, soot, asbestos, radiation, alcohol, chemicals, and others. But exactly how they lead to…

Inverse

Look! This new Webb Telescope picture of the beloved Orion Nebula is glorious

Webb takes us inside a nearby nebula to shed light on the mysteries of star formation in the recent universe.

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