Medical research
Japanese scientists develop freeze-dried mouse sperm postcards
Good news: Scientists won't have to worry about their mouse sperm vials breaking in transit ever again.
Aug 5, 2021
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News tagged with international space station
Gastroenterology
Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out
Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the International Space Station in the kickoff to a Stanford University study on whether virtual reality can improve ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Using your favorite song as an alarm can help you wake up more alert
This morning after waking when the alarm went off, you may have experienced a feeling of grogginess and lack of alertness. This is a physiological phenomenon termed "sleep inertia." If you experience this, you are not alone. ...
Apr 6, 2021
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Cardiology
Long-term space travelers will need high-intensity exercise to protect heart health
As NASA seeks to build a lunar outpost, visit Mars and commercialize spaceflight, the long-term effects of weightlessness on the human heart are of critical importance, according to researchers. By analyzing data from astronaut ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Astronauts are experts in isolation—here's what they can teach us
Being forced into isolation and confinement creates a number of potentially stressful demands. However, we might be able to learn a thing or two about coping with these demands, from people who choose a life in such settings.
Jan 15, 2021
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Health
20 years of ice-cold research: Extremophile tips for healthy living
This year marks two decades since the first ESA doctor set foot in Antarctica, running research at one of the most extreme places on Earth in preparation to explore far beyond it.
Sep 28, 2020
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Medical research
Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space?
Gravity can be a real downer when you are trying to grow organs.
Jul 8, 2020
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Medical research
Producing human tissue in space
On 6 March at 11:50 p.m. EST, the International Space Station resupply mission Space X CRS-20 took off from Cape Canaveral (U.S.). On board were 250 test tubes from the University of Zurich containing adult human stem cells. ...
Mar 9, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers learned how to better combat muscle loss during space flights
A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has further documented how muscles are affected by reduced gravity conditions during space flight missions and uncovered how exercise and hormone treatments ...
Jun 13, 2019
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Medical research
NASA Twins Study finds spaceflight affects gut bacteria
Research from NASA's landmark Twins Study found that extended spaceflight affects the human gut microbiome.
Apr 11, 2019
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