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Worms on a mission to research muscle loss in space
Jun 03, 2021 (SPX)
Led by scientists from Nottingham and Exeter University, with hardware designed by Oxford-based Kayser Space, a research team aims to determine the causes of mu...
Developing field deployable, shelf-stable whole blood substitutes to treat hemorrhage
May 13, 2021 (SPX)
However, its use in far-forward operations is challenging because of storage requirements, limited shelf-life, and logistical constraints. DARPA's new Fieldable...
Understanding muscle wasting in space at the molecular level
May 13, 2021 (SPX)
Conventional studies investigating the effects of reduced gravity on muscle mass and function have used a ground control group that is not directly comparable t...
Mindblowing: advances in brain tech spur push for 'neuro-rights'
May 04, 2021 (AFP)
More than a decade on, the technology envisioned by filmmaker Christopher Nolan is likely not far off, according to experts in Chile, who have moved the securit...
Smart shirt takes a trip to space for science
Apr 28, 2021 (SPX)
By monitoring key health markers over long periods of time with one non-intrusive device, researchers say the garment can help improve understanding of how spac...
DNA robots designed in minutes instead of days
Apr 26, 2021 (SPX)
Researchers took a big step toward that future by developing a new tool that can design much more complex DNA robots and nanodevices than were ever possible bef...
How a space doctor keeps astronauts healthy on the ISS
Apr 22, 2021 (AFP)
European Space Agency flight surgeon Adrianos Golemis, who is responsible for the health of astronaut Thomas Pesquet during the SpaceX Crew-2 mission, shared so...
UK Space Agency launches multi-million pound drive to design hospital of the future
Apr 01, 2021 (SPX)
Up to 5 million pounds of UK Space Agency funding is available to support a joint initiative with the Hampshire Together: Modernising our Hospitals and Health S...
Russian researchers reveal most common causes of death among cosmonauts
Mar 29, 2021 (Sputnik)
Cardiovascular disease was is the single most common cause of death among Soviet and Russian cosmonauts, a comprehensive analysis by a group of Russian medical ...
New study highlights first infection of human cells during spaceflight
Mar 10, 2021 (SPX)
Now, in the first study of its kind, Cheryl Nickerson, lead author Jennifer Barrila and their colleagues describe the infection of human cells by the intestinal...
Preventing injuries and improving recovery with micro-Doppler radars
Mar 09, 2021 (SPX)
Being able to view subtle differences in human movement would allow health care workers to more accurately identify individuals who may be at risk for injury an...
AI system allows smart speakers to wirelessly monitor heart rhythms
Mar 09, 2021 (UPI)
The system has the smart speaker project inaudible sounds throughout the room. When the speaker's sound waves bounce around the room, they interact with and are...
The Robot will see you now
Mar 05, 2021 (SPX)
Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital recently set out to answer that question. In a study performed in the emergency department at Brigham and ...
NASA grants renewal and funding for deep space health protections
Feb 26, 2021 (SPX)
The Institute will receive additional funding up to $134.6 million from 2022 to 2028. It will continue delivering innovative solutions that mitigate health and ...
New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs
Feb 17, 2021 (SPX)
In most amputations, muscle pairs that control the affected joints, such as elbows or ankles, are severed. However, the MIT team has found that reconnecting the...
New skin patch promises comprehensive health monitoring
Feb 15, 2021 (UPI)
The thin, flexible patch, worn on the neck, can track the wearer's heart rate and blood pressure, as well as glucose levels. The technology, described Monday in...
'Say ahh': Chinese robots take throat swabs to fight Covid outbreak
Jan 13, 2021 (AFP)
In the northern city of Shenyang, robotic arms, built to collect samples quickly while lowering the risk of cross-infection between people, were used as part of...
Russia starts mass vaccinations in cosmonaut centre
Jan 12, 2021 (AFP)
The press service of the Yuri Gagarin Training Centre told AFP that around 40 of its nearly 1,500 employees had received the first dose of Russia's homemade cor...
NASA studies fruit flies to understand astronaut sleep cycles
Jan 01, 2021 (UPI)
An experiment on the International Space Station will build on the United States' legacy of using fruit flies to understand how life endures in space. The exper...
Brain prosthesis that may restore some vision shows promise in monkeys
Dec 03, 2020 (UPI)
Researchers hope the the breakthrough technology, detailed Thursday in the journal Science, can eventually be used to restore the vision of the more than 40 mil...
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