Petitioning EPA to Establish Scientific Bases for Risk-Based Radiation Regulations

by admin | Mar 5, 2017 | Featured Articles, Hormesis, LNT Hypothesis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Medicine

EPA petition to Revise Radiation Regulations – Corrected Share FREELY with...

Can radiotherapy treat Alzheimer’s disease?

by Mark Miller | Mar 1, 2017 | Hormesis

Pretty exciting potential for a real scourge to our aging population! http://medicalphysicsweb.org/cws/article/research/63954

Evidence That Lifelong Low Dose Rates of Ionizing Radiation Increase Lifespan in Long- and Short-Lived Dogs

by Mark Miller | Feb 24, 2017 | Hormesis, LNT Hypothesis

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1559325817692903  

Senior Department of Energy executives, several of whom were “Acting” Obama Administration appointees in roles that normally require Senate advice and consent, made decisions that paused unique research into the biological effects of low dose radiation in the United States.

by Mark Miller | Jan 29, 2017 | Hormesis, LNT Hypothesis

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rodadams/2017/01/22/inconvenient-low-dose-radiation-science-axed-under-obama-administration/#7e2d15e55668

Progress in the Studies on Hormesis of low‑dose Pollutants

by admin | Dec 3, 2016 | Hormesis

Research Article Summary • Primary focus:This article reviews how persistent organic pollutants (POPs) — a broad class of environmental contaminants — can induce hormesis (biphasic, non-linear dose responses) in organisms at low exposure levels, and discusses the...

Problems with the Linear No-Threshold Model and Reasons Why It Should Not be Used for Radiation Protection

by admin | Nov 19, 2016 | Hormesis, LNT Hypothesis

Research Article Summary • Primary focus:This article critically examines the Linear No-Threshold (LNT) model — the idea that cancer risk increases proportionally with any increase in ionizing radiation dose — and outlines scientific and conceptual challenges with...