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Fruit flies survive, reproduce and recover under gravitational forces up to 13G in UC Riverside centrifuge study
May 01, 2026 (SPX)
The study, led by neuroscience doctoral student Sushmita Arumugam Amogh and entomology assistant professor Ysabel Giraldo, used a custom-built centrifuge to exp...
Freeze-Dried Synthetic Platelets Proven Shelf-Stable for Battlefield and Remote Trauma Care
Apr 29, 2026 (SPX)
"You don't need a refrigerator to store it, and in a powder form it can be transported to and stockpiled wherever it's needed," said Anirban Sen Gupta, the Wall...
NASA Sends Miniaturized IV Fluid Generator to ISS Ahead of Deep Space Missions
Apr 26, 2026 (SPX)
The system, called IntraVenous Fluid GENeration Miniaturized - IVGEN Mini - launched to the station on April 11 aboard the Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply ...
Astronaut Brain Grip Study Reveals How the Mind Adapts to Shifting Gravity Environments
Apr 23, 2026 (SPX)
On Earth, people grip objects to ensure they don't fall. In space, this process changes: when astronauts hold an object without moving it and then let go, the o...
Lost in space: Sperm struggles to navigate during weightless sex
Mar 30, 2026 (AFP)
Some particularly resilient sperm still made it through the course, suggesting that conceiving children in space will still be possible, according to research p...
UK roadmap aims to bring space made medicines to patients
Mar 29, 2026 (SPX)
The unique environment of microgravity, which is impossible to replicate on Earth, can improve how complex biologic drugs form, behave and work within the human...
Simulated weightlessness alters clotting patterns in women
Mar 29, 2026 (SPX)
The new work, led by researchers at Simon Fraser University in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), responds to concerns raised after a 2020 Inte...
Biofilm communities seen as key to safer long term spaceflight
Mar 29, 2026 (SPX)
University of Houston microbiologist Madhan Tirumalai, a member of NASAs Analysis Working Groups, contributed to a new review in the journal npj Biofilms and Mi...
Open source microscope enables low cost live cell imaging in zero gravity
Feb 23, 2026 (SPX)
The work, which was previously published in the journal npj Microgravity, will be highlighted at the 70th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in San Francisco fr...
Experts warn of urgent need to address human reproduction risks in space
Feb 06, 2026 (SPX)
The study, published in Reproductive Biomedicine Online, is authored by nine specialists in reproductive health, aerospace medicine and bioethics. They describe...
How Pain and Suffering Are Calculated After a Car Crash
Feb 01, 2026 (SPX)
Beyond damaged vehicles and medical bills, crashes can cause lasting pain that affects daily life in ways harder to measure. This becomes especially important w...
Space Station study maps hurdles for microbial manufacturing in orbit
Jan 29, 2026 (SPX)
The Melanized Microbes for Multiple Uses in Space Project, known as MELSP, launched to the International Space Station in November 2023 to test how low Earth or...
AI digital twins aim to protect astronaut mobility on deep space missions
Jan 29, 2026 (SPX)
The project, led by Valeriya Gritsenko and Sergiy Yakovenko from the WVU School of Medicine and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, uses motion analysis...
Spaceflight study links astronaut biology to reversible shifts in epigenetic age
Jan 14, 2026 (SPX)
A new analysis led by scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging uses blood samples from that mission to position spaceflight as a model system for ...
Space station study reveals unusual virus bacteria dynamics in microgravity
Jan 14, 2026 (SPX)
A new study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin Madison used Escherichia coli and its bacteriophage predator T7 to probe how microgravity reshapes...
Blue Origin and Nimbus validate fuel cells for lunar life support
Jan 14, 2026 (SPX)
Fuel cells generate electricity, heat and potable water through controlled reactions between oxygen and hydrogen, making them a core technology for long duratio...
NASA says targeting ISS medical evacuation for January 14
Jan 10, 2026 (AFP)
"NASA and SpaceX target undocking Crew-11 from the International Space Station no earlier than 5pm ET on Jan. 14, with splashdown off California targeted for ea...
5 Best White Label Supplement Manufacturers in Europe for 2026
Jan 08, 2026 (SPX)
European white label manufacturing differs from other regions through stricter quality standards and regulatory oversight. EU Novel Food regulations, country-sp...
Space-traveled mouse gives birth as China names pioneering flying mice crew
Dec 30, 2025 (SPX)
The four mice - two males and two females, numbered 6, 98, 154 and 186 - were chosen from dozens of candidates after more than two months of training and behavi...
Do Hormones Behave Differently in Microgravity
Dec 30, 2025 (SPX)
Stress Hormones Run Rampant The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis becomes hyperactive in space. Studies show that cortisol levels remain elevated throughout m...
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