News tagged with radioactive carbon

Fallout from nuclear testing shows that the Achilles tendon can't heal itself

Notorious among athletes and trainers as career killers, Achilles tendon injuries are among the most devastating. Now, by carbon testing tissues exposed to nuclear fallout in post WWII tests, scientists have learned why: ...

Medical research Feb 12, 2013 | not rated yet | 1 |

Cell dysfunction linked to obesity and metabolic disorders

By measuring the radioactive isotope carbon-14, scientists at Karolinska Institutet have revealed an association between lipid cell dysfunction and diseases such as obesity, diabetes and blood lipid disorders. The study, ...

Medical research Sep 26, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |