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Defects in mitochondria may explain many health problems observed during space travel
Nov 26, 2020 (SPX)
These problems include loss of bone and muscle mass, immune dysfunction, and heart and liver problems. Using data collected from a number of different resources...
Research provides new insights on health effects of long-duration space flight
Nov 26, 2020 (SPX)
Colorado State University Professor Susan Bailey was one of more than 80 scientists across 12 universities who conducted research on the textbook experiment; Ma...
Space worms experiment reveals gravity affects genes
Nov 26, 2020 (SPX)
Genetic analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans worms on the International Space Station showed "subtle changes" in about 1,000 genes. Stronger effects were found in...
Fruit flies reveal new insights into space travel's effect on the heart
Nov 26, 2020 (SPX)
The study, published in Cell Reports, suggests that astronauts who spend a lengthy amount of time in space - which would be required for formation of a moon col...
Space travel can adversely impact energy production in a cell
Nov 26, 2020 (SPX)
These findings are part of an extensive research effort across many scientific disciplines to look at the health effects of travel into space. The research has ...
Virus live stream will allow scientists to study infections in real-time
Nov 13, 2020 (UPI)
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a new microscope technology that can be combined with a novel virus-tagging technology to observe viral particles ...
Researchers 3D print biomedical parts with supersonic speed
Nov 11, 2020 (SPX)
This form of technology, known as "cold spray," results in mechanically robust, porous structures that are 40% stronger than similar materials made with convent...
Graphene-based memory resistors show promise for brain-based computing
Nov 02, 2020 (SPX)
Modern computing is digital, made up of two states, on-off or one and zero. An analog computer, like the brain, has many possible states. It is the difference b...
Graphene-based memory resistors could lead to brain-based computing
Oct 29, 2020 (UPI)
The new component, called a graphene field effect transistor, described Thursday in the journal Nature Communications, could pave the way for advances in brain-...
Travis AFB hosts clinical research for NASA's newly developed medical technology
Oct 27, 2020 (AFNS)
The E-Nose Breathanalyzer, under development at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, will have the capability of analyzing compounds found within a pe...
NASA prototype can diagnose multiple illnesses by analyzing breath
Oct 22, 2020 (UPI)
NASA representatives presented the E-Nose Breathanalyzer, to members of David Grant USAF Medical Center this week, per an Air Force announcement. The Breathanal...
Three tissue engineering projects for ISS experiments awarded
Oct 20, 2020 (SPX)
Through this collaboration, CASIS, manager of the ISS National Lab, will facilitate hardware implementation, in-orbit access, and astronaut crew time on the orb...
Engineers print wearable sensors directly on skin without heat
Oct 13, 2020 (SPX)
Led by Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, the team published ...
MUSC researchers test brain stimulation in zero gravity
Oct 05, 2020 (SPX)
Neuroradiologist Donna Roberts, M.D., and neuroscientist Badran collaborated on the project to conduct transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, on themselves ...
Cosmonauts not ready to try Russia's virus vaccine
Sep 24, 2020 (AFP)
"I'd personally say that I would not get vaccinated because I tread very carefully on this issue," said Sergei Ryzhikov, the 46-year-old leader of the next expe...
Mighty Mice in space could lead to new therapies for muscle and bone loss on Earth
Sep 11, 2020 (SPX)
The mice studied on the ISS included regular "wild type" mice, genetically identical mice treated with a drug to inhibit two key signaling proteins-myostatin an...
Gut microbes could allow space travelers to stay healthy on long voyages
Sep 09, 2020 (SPX)
However, a new review in open-access journal Frontiers in Physiology highlights that promoting a healthy gut microbiome could protect space travelers from the r...
Prolonged microgravity exposure doesn't cause loss of brain tissue
Sep 04, 2020 (UPI)
For the new study, published Friday in the journal Science Advances, researchers imaged the brains of 11 male cosmonauts from Russia who spent an average of rou...
Eglin AFB, Fla., opens center for PTSD, brain, pain condition treatment
Aug 28, 2020 (UPI)
Base leadership cut a ceremonial ribbon on Thursday to open the facility, now one of 10 ISCs at military bases across the country. Each is approximately 25,000 ...
Sleep duration, efficiency and structure change in space
Aug 27, 2020 (SPX)
Researchers at Harvard College, Harvard Medical School, and NASA Ames Research Center studied the sleep patterns of four cosmonauts and one astronaut before, du...
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