[Cornpone]

"Voles typically make runways under dense vegetation or shallow burrows in the ground."

I'm sure not a scientist but since the study is focused on voles and voles typically aren't exposed to significant amounts of sunlight and its associated atmospheric radiations I think it possible the beneficial effects are illusory and simply compensate for a natural deficiency. I doubt the results could be extrapolated to demonstrate benefits to humans...unless of course they are trolls.

[nuke rocketeer]

I worked for 4 years at a BWR, never had a cold or the flu in that entire time. My average exposure was 10 times what I got at a PWR, usually a mmrem or two a day, 5 days a week. A PhD working there told me about hormesis, but also told me it was a verboten subject to the NRC.

[Names Ash Housewares]

gamma radiation? Hey I seem to remember something about that.....

[E. Pluribus Unum]

An Introduction to Radiation Hormesis

[HangnJudge]

Dr. K.Z. Morgan, the "father" of Health Physics and a staunch proponent of the linear theory of biological damage from radiation must be rolling in his grave.

[RandallFlagg]

Nukes, anyone?

[Nachoman]

I can vouch for this. Radiation leaves me absolutely glowing.

[ExSafecracker]

Well then, reading this study makes this old swabbie want
to grab his rag mop and head on up to Three Mile Island and
start cleaning up that mess.

[fella]

Fr some reason this makes me think of Randy Newman's song "Let's Drop the Big One Now".

[Tribune7]

I think a couple of survivors of the atomic bombings lived to 120.

[MRMEAN]

http://www.accesstoenergy.com/view/ate/s41p900.htm

[timestax]

ping

[Spirited]

Thank you for the post.