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Astronauts in microgravity face risk of accelerated biological aging
Oct 31, 2013 (UPI)
Microgravity experienced by astronauts in space accelerates biological aging and cardiovascular disease by affecting blood vessel cells, a U.S. journal reports....
Just 2 weeks in orbit causes changes in eyes
Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)
Just 13 days in space may be enough to cause profound changes in eye structure and gene expression, report researchers from Houston Methodist, NASA Johnson Spac...
Study finds time in space is risk to astronauts' eyes, genes
Oct 24, 2013 (UPI)
Astronauts spending as little as 2 weeks in space may experience profound changes in eye structure and gene expression, U.S. researchers report. A study of how ...
Animal mission to space gives clues to astronauts' vision problems
Oct 04, 2013 (UPI)
A mission with dozens of animals launched into space in a Russian satellite yielded clues to why astronauts' eyesight deteriorates in space, scientists say. The...
Twin astronauts to be studied 'as one' in space research
Aug 10, 2013 (UPI)
If, as proposed by President Obama, a manned mission is on its way to Mars in the mid-2030s, and if perhaps in the distant future mankind attempts to journey be...
Alexander's space clinic
Jul 31, 2013 (ESA)
They are skills everyone hopes an astronaut never has to use but they are vital for the International Space Station, where no ambulance can reach. ESA astronaut...
European astronaut trains for medical emergencies in space
Jul 24, 2013 (UPI)
A European astronaut has been learning medical skills he hopes he never has to use, but which could be vital on the International Space Station, officials said....
Does the Five-Second Rule Apply Aboard the ISS?
Jun 12, 2013 (SPX)
A crew member "drops" his or her sandwich aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and it hits a surface. Quick! Grab it within five seconds or it is spoil...
NASA Selects 31 Space Biology Research Proposals
Jun 02, 2013 (SPX)
NASA's Space Biology Program will fund 31 proposals to help investigate how cells, plants and animals respond to changes in gravity. These studies will result i...
Johns Hopkins undergraduates help design space stethoscope for NASA
May 27, 2013 (SPX)
A team of students at Johns Hopkins University has designed a stethoscope that delivers accurate heart and body sounds to medics who are trying to assess astron...
Stress to rest
Apr 30, 2013 (ESA)
On Sunday, ESA's bedrest volunteers began lying down for their second three-week session with their heads angled below the horizontal to help research the effec...
Space Weakens Human Immune System
Apr 30, 2013 (RIA Novosti)
Spending time in space could be bad for your health and the culprit could be microgravity, US military researchers said after a two-year experiment that compare...
Against-the-clock rehearsal for Station immunology test
Apr 30, 2013 (ESA)
Simply getting anything into space is tough, but doing so against a strict deadline can be really stressful. Researchers in an ESA laboratory nervously checked ...
Twins Mark and Scott Kelly to participate in long-term space travel study [VIDEO]
Apr 29, 2013 (UPI)
Identical twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly are going to be part of an experiment in long term space travel to gauge the health effects of a mission to Mars....
NASA Prepares For International Space Biology Research Mission
Apr 26, 2013 (SPX)
NASA and the Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, are collaborating on a space biology mission aboard an unmanned Russian biosatellite to understan...
The human immune system in space
Apr 23, 2013 (SPX)
When the space shuttle Atlantis touched down in the summer of 2011 at Cape Canaveral, closing the book on the U.S. shuttle program, a team of U.S. Army research...
Space experiment sheds light on immune struggles
Apr 22, 2013 (AFP)
A lab experiment that rode to space two years ago has offered new clues about why astronauts' immune systems struggle to perform in zero gravity, US military re...
Exposure to space radiation reduces ability of intestinal cells to destroy oncoprotein
Apr 10, 2013 (SPX)
Two studies funded by NASA and presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 help explain why space radiation may increase the risk of colorectal cancer in humans. ...
NSBRI Funds Cerebrotech to Accelerate Development of Brain Monitoring Device
Mar 15, 2013 (SPX)
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) has announced that Cerebrotech Medical Systems, Incorporated of Pleasanton, California is the recipient...
ISS plays host to innovative infectious disease research
Feb 22, 2013 (SPX)
Performing sensitive biological experiments is always a delicate affair. Few researchers, however, contend with the challenges faced by Cheryl Nickerson, whose ...
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