Radiation injuries in people and animals: A lot of food for thought

The present Editorial deals with radiation-induced acute and chronic biological effects in humans and in animals, to which special attention should be also paid in view of the ongoing war theatres in Ukraine as well as in Near and Middle East. Within this challenging and frightening scenario, emphasis is placed upon chronic radiation-induced effects, with particular reference to tumour development, on one hand, and to protective host cells' mechanisms like p53, on the other hand, within a One Health perspective.