Tag: U.S. Department of Defense

  • Safeguarding against acute radiation syndrome

    Safeguarding against acute radiation syndrome

    Radiation poisoning remains a threat to U.S. military personnel. To help protect troops, an interdisciplinary team of University of Nebraska researchers is developing novel drug therapies to prevent or counter its effects.   NU’s National Strategic Research Institute, which guides the effort, received $24.5 million from the Defense Health Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense…