Weight-related breast cancer risk is not sufficiently discussed between health care providers and patients, according to a recent study. Though evidence points to poorer outcomes for overweight and ...

People perceive different types of radiation risks in very different ways. Surveys of the general public in the United States and elsewhere have consistently shown that people perceive nuclear power ...

Purpose: Genetic counseling may help counselees understand their genetic risk of developing breast/ovarian cancer. However, many studies have shown that their perception of their risks is inaccurate.

Janet Yang’s research focuses on factors that determine how people perceive risk, especially in science, health and environmental communication. She also studies how risk perception impacts the way ...

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, Special Issue: Water and Indigenous Peoples (September 2012), pp. 1-23 (25 pages) Access to safe drinking water is a pressing social policy ...

From confined spaces to cutting-edge aircraft, failures to align risk perception with reality can have catastrophic consequences. What steps can close the gap to improve safety outcomes. The gap ...

Funders for this research include Australian Research Council, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Kyoto University, "In the ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. The objective of the event was to provide a brief ...