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Extended space dive
Mar 14, 2025 (SPX)
The Vivaldi experiment, now in its third and final phase, is being conducted at the Medes space clinic in Toulouse, France. This phase involves the longest imme...
The Cost of Staying Healthy: Why Essential Medicines Are More Expensive Than Ever
Mar 11, 2025 (SPX)
The Impact of Rising Medicine Prices on Public Health The escalating cost of essential medicines is having a significant impact on public health across the glob...
The International Space Station Could Benefit from a More Diverse Microbial Environment
Feb 28, 2025 (SPX)
"Future built environments, including space stations, could benefit from intentionally fostering diverse microbial communities that better mimic the natural mic...
Nvidia unveils powerful AI system for genetic research
Feb 19, 2025 (AFP)
The new AI system, called Evo 2, can read and design genetic code across all forms of life. Scientists have high hopes that such AI technology will dramatically...
Jumping workouts could help astronauts on the moon and Mars
Feb 16, 2025 (SPX)
The research adds to ongoing efforts by space agencies to protect astronauts against deconditioning/getting out of shape due to low gravity, a crucial aspect of...
ZeroG may cause cancer in space but on Earth, it could help develop treatments
Jan 26, 2025 (SPX)
Is space travel truly safe? Far from it - research has shown that the effects of space radiation and microgravity on the human body are both detrimental and lon...
Emory researchers explore heart cell growth in space to advance treatments on Earth
Jan 22, 2025 (SPX)
"The idea behind cell therapy is to regenerate new muscle," explained Xu, a professor of pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine. "But survival is...
Peak Performance in Microgravity
Jan 20, 2025 (SPX)
Research on the space station looks at how these qualities change in space, the ways those changes affect daily performance, and countermeasures to keep astrona...
Most advanced artificial touch for brain-controlled bionic hand
Jan 17, 2025 (SPX)
Scientists from the US-based Cortical Bionics Research Group have developed an innovative method to encode natural hand sensations. By employing microstimulatio...
Beyond step counting: wearable tech promises medical-grade data
Jan 09, 2025 (AFP)
Some of the most cutting-edge products were on display this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Almost 10 years since the debut of Apple W...
Microbes can colonize space, produce drugs and create energy
Jan 07, 2025 (SPX)
In my work as a computational biologist, I research ways to get microbes to produce more useful chemicals, such as fuels and bioplastics, that can be used in th...
At Las Vegas show, tech world turns to mental health tools
Jan 06, 2025 (AFP)
Scores of start-ups will pitch their solutions at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas including Swiss firm Nutrix, which is introducing cor...
Understanding the Health Concerns of Depo-Provera Use Among Teens
Jan 04, 2025 (SPX)
Global Market Insights predicts that the injectable contraceptives market, valued at USD 339.5 million in 2022, will grow at a CAGR of 3.5% from 2023 to 2032. G...
Tiny, wireless antennas use light to monitor cellular communication
Dec 23, 2024 (SPX)
But devices that record electrical signals in cell cultures and other liquid environments often use wires to connect each electrode on the device to its respect...
Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
But light scatters when it shines into biological tissue, limiting how deep it can penetrate and hampering the resolution of captured images. Now, MIT researche...
Amgen's Tepezza Gets Japan's MHLW Approval for Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment
Dec 05, 2024 (SPX)
An article published in World Pharmaceutical Frontiers revealed that it's one of the five drugs approved for use in the country this September. This is a big de...
Deep space health risks highlighted in new book by Dr Geoffrey Guy
Nov 27, 2024 (SPX)
Dr Guy argues that traveling outside Earth's "Goldilocks' zone" disrupts the quantum-level energy and information systems in human cells. Evidence in the book p...
Space research accelerates gene therapy for neurological disorders
Nov 22, 2024 (SPX)
The research, detailed in the latest issue of 'Upward', the ISS National Lab's official magazine, highlights the company's innovative approach. "Doing research ...
Made in space production of biological supplements to support astronaut health
Nov 21, 2024 (SPX)
This capability is set to mitigate health risks like muscle atrophy and bone loss that astronauts face during extended space missions, such as journeys to Mars ...
Astronauts show slower task performance in space but maintain cognitive stability
Nov 21, 2024 (SPX)
To address this, researchers from NASA's Behavioral Health and Performance Laboratory studied cognitive performance in 25 astronauts during six-month stays aboa...
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