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Investigation on Space Station to test minimizing pressure of space travel
Apr 20, 2017 (SPX)
Rocket fuel and other liquids used in space are stored at cryogenic temperatures of -423 to -243 degrees F. As these liquid cryogens are warmed by the environme...
Life on Earth is used to gravity - so what happens to our cells and tissues in space?
Apr 18, 2017 (SPX)
It's why when you drop a pen, it falls to the ground. But because gravitational force is proportional to the mass of the object, only large objects like planets...
SES and Luxembourg Government Extend SATMED E-Health Contract
Apr 10, 2017 (SPX)
SES and the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs report that they have extended a contract to maintain and support SATMED, an e-health satellite ...
Deep sleep may act as fountain of youth in old age
Apr 06, 2017 (SPX)
As we grow old, our nights are frequently plagued by bouts of wakefulness, bathroom trips and other nuisances as we lose our ability to generate the deep, resto...
Study Examines Effects of Spaceflight on Immune System
Apr 06, 2017 (SPX)
Getting sick isn't fun for anyone, but it could be especially taxing for crew members aboard the International Space Station. Protecting crew health is importan...
Scientists announce breakthrough in stem cell research
Apr 06, 2017 (UPI)
Scientists have already successfully developed pluripotent stem cells in the lab, cells which can form any type of tissue. Totipotent stem cells are the pinnacl...
Space Station Crew Cultivates Crystals for Drug Development
Apr 04, 2017 (SPX)
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth. The information gaine...
Astronaut study gives voice to people with disabilities
Apr 04, 2017 (ESA)
When his father was diagnosed with a debilitating disease four years ago, it sparked Ivo Vieira into developing a novel means of communication for people coping...
Graphene-based neural probes probe brain activity in high resolution
Mar 30, 2017 (SPX)
Measuring brain activity with precision is essential to developing further understanding of diseases such as epilepsy and disorders that affect brain function a...
Improving memory with magnets
Mar 29, 2017 (SPX)
The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our daily lives - without it we would not be able to understand a s...
Researchers create artificial materials atom-by-atom
Mar 29, 2017 (SPX)
Researchers at Aalto University have manufactured artificial materials with engineered electronic properties. By moving individual atoms under their microscope,...
Quadriplegic man regains use of arm in medical first: study
Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)
A decade after a bike crash that left an American man paralysed from the shoulders down, he can again feed himself, researchers hailing a medical first reported...
UNSW scientists unveil a giant leap for anti-aging
Mar 27, 2017 (SPX)
UNSW researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a revolutionary drug that actually reverses ageing, improves DNA repair and could even help NASA get i...
Stem Cells Seem Speedier in Space
Mar 21, 2017 (SPX)
Growing significant numbers of human stem cells in a short time could lead to new treatments for stroke and other health issues. Scientists are sending stem cel...
AsiaSat transmits live heart surgery
Mar 17, 2017 (SPX)
AsiaSat was proud to support live transmissions of a heart surgery earlier this year in Hong Kong, providing medical practitioners attending a conference in Sin...
NASA twins study team begins integrating results
Mar 17, 2017 (SPX)
It begins with one instrument. Then another joins in. Before you know it a grand symphony is playing before your eyes. NASA Twins Study researchers are eager to...
Making resistant superbugs sensitive to antibiotics
Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)
New research is paving the way for the development of innovative drugs that restore antibiotic susceptibility in antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as Klebsiel...
New technology platform propels the use of 'organs-on-chips'
Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)
A research team led by scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital has developed a novel technology platform that enables the continuous and automated monitori...
New material regrows bone
Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)
A team of researchers repaired a hole in a mouse's skull by regrowing "quality bone," a breakthrough that could drastically improve the care of people who suffe...
Groundbreaking technology rewarms large-scale tissues preserved at low temperatures
Mar 03, 2017 (SPX)
A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking process to successfully rewarm large-scale animal heart valves and blood ve...
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