The unique protein has been shown to drastically reduce radiation damage to healthy cells in mice while still allowing ...

Scientists have discovered a wild new method that could protect astronauts from the copious amounts of space radiation they'd ...

Tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets, are tiny but resilient microorganisms capable of surviving the ...

The strangely adorable and resilient tardigrade, or water bear, just might hold the key to making cancer treatment a lot more ...

This protein from tardigrades may hold the key to protecting healthy tissues during cancer radiation treatment.

When people undergo radiotherapy for cancer, it's not just the tumor that suffers. The radiation causes DNA breaks in healthy ...

About 60 percent of all cancer patients in the United States receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment.

Drawing inspiration from the tardigrade, researchers developed a new strategy that may protect cancer patients from the side effects of radiation therapy.

Scientists developed a method to protect cancer patients from radiation damage using a protein from tardigrades. When ...

Scientists are just starting to understand the tardigrade. It can survive boiling water, outer space, and extreme radiation. Following is a transcript of the video. This funny looking little guy ...