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The air up there
Jul 12, 2016 (SPX)
A Class I-E 5x2015 Project, Personal CO2 Monitors, seek to take the guesswork out of deciphering air quality around astronauts. For every breath crew members ta...
Building a smart cardiac patch
Jul 01, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists and doctors in recent decades have made vast leaps in the treatment of cardiac problems - particularly with the development in recent years of so-cal...
3-D printing produces cartilage from strands of bioink
Jul 01, 2016 (SPX)
Strands of cow cartilage substitute for ink in a 3D bioprinting process that may one day create cartilage patches for worn out joints, according to a team of en...
Foldable 3D, man-made proteins could make use by dates for medicines obsolete
Jun 29, 2016 (SPX)
Soldiers often operate in extreme environments, where they may be exposed to the elements for long periods of time. Standard equipment such as electronics and a...
Single-shot imaging of bio-systems
Jun 21, 2016 (SPX)
While the effect of radiosensitizing molecules in radiation-based cancer therapies has been known for a long time, the exact molecular mechanisms behind it - th...
Bioactive film improves how implants bond with bone in animal study
Jun 20, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers have developed a technique for coating polymer implants with a bioactive film that significantly increases bonding between the implant and surroundi...
Living bone grown that replicates original anatomical structure
Jun 18, 2016 (SPX)
A new technique developed by Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, the Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia Engineering and professor of medica...
NASA Challenge Aims to Grow Human Tissue to Aid in Deep Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2016 (SPX)
NASA, in partnership with the nonprofit Methuselah Foundation's New Organ Alliance, is seeking ways to advance the field of bioengineering through a new prize c...
Mice Studies in Space Offer Clues on Bone Loss
May 26, 2016 (SPX)
Astronauts know their bodies will be tested during time spent on the International Space Station, from the 15 daily sunrises and sunsets wreaking havoc on their...
select proposals to support astronaut health on long missions
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
NASA's Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) will fund 27 proposals to help answer questions about astronaut healt...
British astronaut Tim Peaks ran London Marathon from space
Apr 24, 2016 (UPI)
In an out-of-this-world feat, British astronaut Tim Peake competed in his own version of the London Marathon on Sunday. Peake completed 26.2 miles strapped into...
'Pee power' turns urine into sustainable power source for electronic devices
Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Bath have developed an innovative miniature fuel cell that can generate electricity from urine, creating an affordable, renewab...
Mice flown in space show nascent liver damage
Apr 21, 2016 (SPX)
In a discovery with implications for long-term spaceflight and future missions to Mars, a researcher at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has f...
Mice in space showed liver damage after two weeks
Apr 20, 2016 (AFP)
Lab mice that spent just two weeks in orbit showed early signs of liver damage upon returning to Earth, raising concern about what long-duration spaceflight mig...
Two doctoral students work on NASA mission
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
Although men often outnumber women in science fields, women comprise the majority of a USC-led team that is the first in the world to seek therapeutic drug disc...
NASA funds UH research on astronauts' loss of muscle strength
Apr 05, 2016 (SPX)
A $1 million grant from NASA will allow researchers from the University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance to examine the changes in astronau...
In the Name of Space Travel: Doc to Spend One Year Living in Antarctica
Mar 25, 2016 (Sputnik)
The European Space Agency (ESA) has devised a new system to study the effects of space travel on the human mind and body, and this involves sending a doctor to ...
Stressed in space
Mar 24, 2016 (ESA)
Living in space is a wonderful experience but it can take its toll on an astronaut's body - half of astronauts return with weaker immune systems from the Intern...
Cyborg cardiac patch may treat the diseased heart
Mar 22, 2016 (SPX)
More than 25% of the people on the national US waiting list for a heart will die before receiving one. Despite this discouraging figure, heart transplants are s...
NASA Glenn technology pumps hope into broken hearts
Mar 13, 2016 (SPX)
Dr. Mark Rodefeld knows the hearts of children. As a pediatric heart surgeon at Indiana University, he's spent decades fixing them. One particular heart problem...
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