Radiation

I had to mentally prepare to fight it, says ovarian cancer survivor Manisha Koirala

Manisha, known for her roles in films like ‘1942: A Love Story’, ‘Agni Sakshi’, ‘Saudagar’ and ‘Bombay’, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012.

Apr 20, 2017, 17:45 PM IST

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft reveals how Mars lost its atmosphere to space

NASA says this discovery is a significant step toward unraveling the mystery of Mars' past environments.

Mar 31, 2017, 13:36 PM IST

'Twice-daily radiation therapy may cut cancer death risk'

The study, led by Claire Petit from Gustave Roussy Cancer Centre in France, included patients with tumours in their mouths, throats or voice boxes, that had already begun to spread to neighbouring tissue.

Jan 27, 2017, 14:48 PM IST

Revealed – How can Earth's hardiest animal survive being frozen for 30 years! (Watch)

As per a new research by the scientists at University of Tokyo, the creatures clothe their DNA in a protective protein, enabling them to survive freezing, boiling and radiation for 30 years.

Sep 22, 2016, 08:17 AM IST

Breast cancer breakthrough? 16-year-old Indian-origin boy claims cure for disease

Krtin Nithiyanandam believes he has devised a way to turn triple negative breast cancer into a kind which responds to drugs.

Aug 29, 2016, 11:47 AM IST

Radiologists not at higher risk of radiation-related mortality

Male radiologists who graduated after 1940 had a better health profile than that of their psychiatrist colleagues, finds a study.

Jul 19, 2016, 13:30 PM IST

Watch - Spectacular 4K HD view of solar flare captured by NASA's SDO!

The spectacular video was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on April 17, 2016 when an active region on the sun’s right side released a mid-level solar flare.

May 02, 2016, 11:24 AM IST

Radiation from X-rays, CT scans doesn't cause cancer

Scientists used a model known as linear no-threshold (LNT) to estimate cancer risks from low-dose radiation such as medical imaging.

Feb 05, 2016, 09:20 AM IST

Does radiation from X rays, CT scans really cause cancer?

Countless scientific studies have debated over the issue that radiation from X-rays, CT scans and other medical imaging causes cancer and now, a research has suggested that the belief is based on an unproven, decades-old theoretical model.

Feb 05, 2016, 00:06 AM IST

No radiation from North Korean nuclear test detected at Japan monitoring posts

North Korea said it successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device on Wednesday.

Jan 06, 2016, 16:11 PM IST

Why most Earth-like planet is uninhabitable

As per the University of Warwick research, the atmosphere of the planet, Kepler-438b, is thought to have been stripped away as a result of radiation emitted from a superflaring Red Dwarf star, Kepler-438.

Nov 18, 2015, 08:59 AM IST