Preconceptional paternal exposure to radiation or heavy metals like cadmium can induce cancer in unexposed offspring

The use of heavy metals like depleted uranium (DU) and tungsten alloy (WA) in military munitions could result in soldiers being wounded with heavy metal shrapnel. The long-term health effects,…

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Involvement of environmental mercury and lead in the etiology of neurodegenerative diseases.

The incidence of neurodegenerative disease like Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease (AD) increases dramatically with age; only a small percentage is directly related to familial forms. The etiology of the…

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