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Countdown To Twin Astronaut's Return
Feb 29, 2016 (SPX)
When astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth on March 1, half of NASA's first-of-its-kind study of twin astronauts and long duration space flight, researchers at...
Red or White? Healthy Humans Need Both
Feb 07, 2016 (SPX)
When it comes to wine, we can choose red or white depending on our tastes. With blood cells, however, we need both red and white in order to stay healthy and fu...
Fishing For Answers on Bone Loss in Space
Jan 22, 2016 (SPX)
During spaceflight, astronauts lose bone mineral density, but it is not clear exactly what causes this loss. Scientists trying to understand why recently went f...
Astronaut vision and ophthalmologic problems explained
Jan 12, 2016 (SPX)
Just when you think you've seen it all, our eyes look to be victims of a low-gravity environments, too. According to new research published in the January 2016 ...
British astronaut Tim Peake to run marathon from space
Dec 04, 2015 (UPI)
On Friday, British astronaut Tim Peake announced his intention to compete in the London Marathon -- from space. Peake is scheduled to blast off from the Baikonu...
Ocular health in ISS Crews adds vision to space
Nov 22, 2015 (SPX)
Traveling in space has many odd effects on the human body. One of the strangest has to do with vision. After spending some time on the International Space Stati...
Synthetic muscle experiment will likely return to Earth in March
Nov 19, 2015 (SPX)
A synthetic muscle experiment on board the International Space Station (ISS) that was developed with the help of Princeton Plasma Physicists Laboratory scientis...
The Omics of Space Travel
Nov 18, 2015 (SPX)
The human body is incredibly complex. Every part of us-from our bones to our blood cells-is subject to a host of chemical reactions and molecular interactions t...
Medicines do not seem to degrade faster in space
Nov 13, 2015 (SPX)
The results of an opportunistic, pilot-scale study led by Virginia Wotring of the Center for Space Medicine and Department of Pharmacology at Baylor College of ...
Space institute funds adjustable power eyeglasses and a smart sleep mask
Nov 11, 2015 (SPX)
Two small companies developing state-of-the-art medical technologies have been selected to receive grants from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute ...
NSBRI help funds non-invasive Intracranial Pressure system
Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)
Vittamed has announced that it has secured $10M in Series A financing by Xeraya Capital Labuan Ltd ("Xeraya Capital") via a special purpose vehicle led the inve...
Traveling through space? Don't forget your sleeping pills and skin cream
Nov 03, 2015 (SPX)
If you are planning to take the long trip to Mars, don't forget to pack sleeping pills and skin cream. A new study published in the November 2015 issue of The F...
NASA Announces Bio-Inspired Advanced Exercise Concepts Challenge
Oct 23, 2015 (SPX)
Three hundred eighty-three days in space is a long time - time enough to lose bone mass and muscle strength - and NASA is offering up to $15,000 for innovative ...
UIC researchers study gut feelings of identical twin astronauts
Oct 15, 2015 (SPX)
UIC researchers are part of a NASA study on identical twin astronauts - one who is spending a year at the International Space Station and one who remains on Ear...
Wyle Wins NASA's Human Health and Performance Contract
Oct 15, 2015 (SPX)
NASA has selected Wyle as the successful bidder on the $1.4 billion Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC). Under the terms of the contract, Wyle will sup...
ASU business professor helps astronauts stay on task
Oct 09, 2015 (SPX)
You'd be hard-pressed to find a seasoned businessman or woman who hasn't sat through a mid-morning meeting, oblivious to the decisions being made or plans being...
Astronaut brains as beacons for researchers
Oct 09, 2015 (ESA)
How astronauts adapt to the stresses of living in space is helping researchers to pinpoint the causes of common disorders on Earth. From the brain's point of vi...
Keeping cells in good shape
Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)
People often talk about how important it is to stay in shape, something humans usually can accomplish with exercise and a healthy diet, and other habits. But ch...
Flu shot may unlock changes in astronauts' immune systems
Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)
It is that time of year when you are likely to start seeing reminders to get your flu vaccine and encourage your loved ones to do the same. For identical twin a...
US and and Germany partner in trail blazing biomedical research study
Sep 10, 2015 (SPX)
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) has announced that a pathfinder study is underway in Cologne, Germany to investigate the effects of sim...
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