Sentences with phrase «after radiation exposure»

David Benson, Actually, a few cancers, such as leukemia and thyroid cancer are fairly quick to develop after radiation exposure.

Given the ability of even small invertebrates known as water bears to repair DNA after radiation exposure, more surprises could yet await researchers who study the bacteria.

Although Tie is not required for normal larval development, it becomes necessary for survival after radiation exposure, Dr. Su noted.

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The proposal comes after negotiations between the South Korean firm, workers and their families as well as outside experts over the company's responsibility for the workers, who have attributed illnesses such as lymphoma and leukemia to prolonged exposure to radiation or dangerous chemicals used in Samsung's factories.

In addition to drinking it, you may need it to rinse off radioactive fallout after removing your clothes, since this can drastically reduce your radiation exposure.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The first large study to examine cumulative radiation exposure from medical imaging after a heart attack has found that the average patient receives the equivalent of about 725 chest X-rays before leaving the hospital.

In 1925, three decades after Röntgen's discovery and after the loss of possibly hundreds of lives to radiation sickness, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements was formed to establish a maximum exposure for X-rays.

After a nuclear disaster like the one in Fukushima, Japan, in 2011, first responders need to quickly measure radiation exposure en masse and decide who requires urgent treatment.

She made some of the first electron micrograph autoradiographs, a technique for producing a photographic record of cells and tissues regenerating after exposure to radiation.

Perhaps the sole point on which scientists agree is that radiation damages DNA in ways that can cause cancer many years after exposure.

In further studies, the researchers tested the capacity of ANG to prevent and mitigate radiation - induced bone marrow failure, and in pre-clinical models, they found that survival following radiation exposure was increased after treatment with recombinant ANG protein.

MICE can survive a dose of radiation that should have killed them when given a double - drug therapy — even if they get the drug cocktail 24 hours after exposure.

«The lotus is so robust that it can sprout after centuries of exposure to low - dose gamma radiation,» Shen - Miller observes.

Astrobiologists, who will be presenting their work at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2013 in London on Monday 9 September, have shown that Raman spectroscopy can be used to detect micro-organisms even after they have been damaged by exposure to very high levels of radiation, as is encountered on the Martian surface.

New research suggests that repeated exposure to galactic cosmic rays and other forms of radiation would be debilitating — astronauts could suffer brain damage or develop leukemia after reaching the Red Planet — and ultimately deadly.

Cobalt pigment, for example, makes the rare gemstone blue spinel a deeply saturated blue, while the Maxixe - type beryl gem may appear dark blue after exposure to radiation.

TEPCO wants to finish the installation «as soon as possible after reviewing the procedures in order to keep the workers» radiation exposure to a minimum,» NHK reported.

Studies have shown that the risk of heart disease is higher in this group of women after radiation treatment because it can be difficult to ensure that a sufficient dose of radiation is delivered to the left breast while adequately shielding the heart from exposure.

Although this hints at a slight increase in cancer risk after prolonged exposure to cellphone radiation, Michael Lauer of the US National Institutes of Health, who reviewed the study prior to publication, says the results should be interpreted with caution.

After Hayashi's first two - week stint at the plant ended, he discovered his nuclear passbook - a record of radiation exposure - had been falsified to show he had been an employee of larger firms higher up the ladder of contractors, not RH Kogyo.

After assessing the birds» antioxidant levels, amount of DNA damage, and body condition, the researchers were surprised to find that most of the birds, like the hawfinch pictured above, seemed to benefit from the chronic exposure to radiation.

Damage of the kind duplicated in the laboratory occurs naturally after exposure to radiation and perhaps also after ingestion of toxic chemicals such as those used in chemotherapy.

Other teams using large telescopes discovered «Oumuamua's surface was a very particular shade of red, the same color that common carbon - rich molecules turn after prolonged exposure to harsh radiation.

Testing showed that after exposure to radiation, the carbon nanotubes within the metal can be chemically altered to carbides, but they still retain their slender shape, «almost like insects trapped in amber,» Ju Li says.

This analysis showed that radiation exposure harmed the animals in the first months after the accident, but they soon began to bounce back.

Researchers studying the colorfully named zebrafish mutant, mind bomb, have discovered a way to replenish blood cells more quickly after exposure to radiation.

Most Brazilians wear the same pair every day for about two years, the study notes, yet it has not been proven that lenses maintain the same level of protection after that type of exposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Studies have found that it restores normal patterns of eating and sleeping after stress; lowers mental and physical fatigue; and protects against oxidative stress, heat stress, radiation and exposure to toxic chemicals.

If you don't have breast cancer when you start screening with mammograms, you probably will years later after all that cumulative ionizing radiation exposure!

This jelly regulates skin photoaging after exposure to ultraviolet - B radiation.

Watch A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom.

After accidental exposure to gamma radiation, scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) turns into the huge, green, and indestructible Hulk when provoked, and repressed childhood memories fuel his fury.

The amount of radiation you might receive from exposure to your cat after they have been treated would be equivalent to the radiation received when you fly (atmospheric radiation) round trip across the country.

The benefit of digital x-ray as compared to standard film x-ray is the ability to manipulate views after the x-ray has been taken, which reduces the amount of radiation exposure to your pet due to x-ray retakes.

The disadvantage is the fact that your cat must be boarded at the treatment facility after treatment to minimize radiation exposure to others..

Almost all owners would like to visit their cat during their hospitalization, but they can not because of the potential for radiation exposure during the first few days after treatment.

Young children or pregnant women should have no contact with I - 131 treated cats for 2 - weeks after treatment to decrease their risk of radiation exposure.

Follow these guidelines for 3 weeks after your cat comes home to eliminate or further reduce human exposure to radiation that is emitted by the cat and by radioiodine that is excreted by the cat in urine and saliva.

Even after gaining employment with the former Japanese National Railways, he taught himself to paint while working, all the while cultivating his unique outlook on the position A-bomb victims found themselves in within society and on discarded and other items that had been unable to retain their original forms and had lost their function in society due to exposure to radiation in the bombing.

David B. Benson — this admittedly still has nothing to do with climatology, but since you speculated, leukemia can easily take as little as 2 - 3 years to develop after exposure to ionizing radiation.

What it shows is random fluctuations that don't correlate well with radiation exposures, on top of an overall downward trend in mortality after the nuclear accident.