If radioactive substances enter the body, it can quickly become a medical emergency. Yet only very few drugs exist worldwide to treat such contamination. A doctoral researcher from Dresden is developing new compounds designed to remove radioactive elements from the body. He has now been awarded an international scholarship for his work. | more
Radioactive substances such as americium can enter the human body in accidents and accumulate in the kidneys. Researchers at TU Dresden and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf have now for the first time systematically investigated what exactly this does there and how to get rid of the dangerous intruders. Their findings could improve treatment after radiation accidents. | more
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Where to put highly radioactive nuclear waste? One of the most pressing questions of our time. Researchers from Dresden, Görlitz, Freiberg and Darmstadt want to use artificial intelligence to calculate how safely radioactive waste can be stored deep in the rock - for a million years. | more
