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Mayo Clinic performs successful face transplant
Nov 20, 2024 (SPX)
Derek Pfaff's life changed forever on March 5, 2014, when a tragic incident during his college years left his face severely damaged by a gunshot. "I was under a...
Robot learns surgery skills by watching videos, matches human precision
Nov 18, 2024 (SPX)
This breakthrough in robotic training employs imitation learning, significantly simplifying the process of programming surgical robots. By using visual input ra...
Aging and frailty biomarkers impacted by space travel
Nov 15, 2024 (SPX)
Key Observations: Space travel triggered significant gene expression changes associated with muscle degradation and frailty-like conditions. The space environme...
CUriosity: Can humans handle the stress of traveling to Mars
Nov 15, 2024 (SPX)
If spending eight months on the ISS, which measures just 5,000 square feet, sounds like a recipe for frayed nerves, it may very well be. That's according to Arq...
Health research on the ISS aims to uncover impacts of spaceflight on blood
Nov 07, 2024 (SPX)
A collaborative team of ground-based scientists and NASA crew members is extending health research into space, with the goal of mitigating the risk of blood clo...
Space could revolutionize stem cell research for treating disease
Nov 05, 2024 (SPX)
"Studying stem cells in space has uncovered cell mechanisms that would otherwise be undetected or unknown within the presence of normal gravity," explained Dr. ...
Oxford space lab sends first human tissue samples to ISS for ageing study
Nov 05, 2024 (SPX)
Researchers from SIL traveled to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA, where they integrated the samples into a payload ahead of the Tuesday morning launch ...
Summit approves fund to share benefits of genetic data as talks grind on
Nov 02, 2024 (AFP)
Such data, much of it from species found in poor countries, is notably used in medicines and cosmetics that can make their developers billions. Few, if any, ben...
Immune System Responses Studied in Space by Biomedical Intern
Nov 01, 2024 (SPX)
Years later, these questions fueled O'Malley's career path as he joined NASA's Space Biosciences Research Branch during an internship at Ames Research Center in...
Who should get paid for nature's sequenced genes?
Oct 30, 2024 (AFP)
The plant's sequenced genomic information, available on public databases, was used as the basis for a synthetic flavoring that today competes with vanilla grown...
Aston University researcher pioneers optical technique for transformative diagnostics
Oct 28, 2024 (SPX)
Led by Professor Igor Meglinski, the research demonstrates how OAM light can penetrate skin and biological tissues with unprecedented sensitivity and accuracy, ...
Human space travel could pose more severe health risks
Oct 23, 2024 (SPX)
Titled "The health hazards of space travel: novel insights from quantum biology," the report was compiled by leading scientists in physics, quantum biology, and...
Giant infrared photovoltaic effect in tellurene shows potential for broad-spectrum neuromodulation
Oct 21, 2024 (SPX)
In a new study published in 'Light: Science and Applications', a research team led by Professor Weida Hu from the State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics at th...
NASA funds two teams to push life sciences research in space
Oct 18, 2024 (SPX)
NASA's space biology research leverages the unique space environment to perform experiments that cannot be conducted on Earth. The results support astronaut hea...
NASA's Heart Health Tech Helps Patients Manage Heart Failure
Oct 13, 2024 (SPX)
Dr. Simons and Dr. Miranda, experts in microwave communications and radio frequency technology at NASA's Glenn Research Center, designed a small, implantable se...
Irvine group creates enzyme for efficient synthetic genetic material production
Oct 09, 2024 (SPX)
Published in 'Nature Catalysis', the study highlights the creation of an enzyme called 10-92, designed to overcome obstacles faced in previous enzyme engineerin...
California enacts law to protect brain data
Sep 30, 2024 (AFP)
Governor Gavin Newsom over the weekend signed into law a bill amending the California Consumer Privacy Act, the state's spin on the GDPR in Europe, to classify ...
Nanoparticles could be critical for for astronauts on deep space missions
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
Space presents serious health challenges for astronauts due to its harsh environment. Extended exposure to space conditions can accelerate aging and increase th...
Low gravity in space travel found to weaken and disrupt normal rhythm in heart muscle cells
Sep 25, 2024 (SPX)
The scientists said the heart tissues "really don't fare well in space," and over time, the tissues aboard the space station beat about half as strong as tissue...
China advances space medicine to support future space exploration
Sep 22, 2024 (SPX)
The two-day forum brought together leading experts and scholars to exchange insights on new theories and explore advancements in space medicine. Key discussions...
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