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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Snow cannon enlisted in Austria's fight against virus
An Austrian waste disposal company on Thursday started using one of the Alpine country's more unusual resources in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic—a snow cannon.
Apr 16, 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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chinese travellers unfazed as SARS-like virus spreads
An outbreak of a mysterious virus has not deterred millions of people in China from packing into crowded trains as they head home for the Lunar New Year—but some are donning masks as a precaution.
Jan 20, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
NASA, industry partner for space-based study of potential Alzheimer's key
An innovative experiment underway on the International Space Station could help researchers make new progress in the fight against aggressive neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Nov 13, 2019
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Cardiology
Human heart cells are altered by spaceflight, but return to (mostly) normal on Earth
Heart muscle cells derived from stem cells show remarkable adaptability to their environment during and after spaceflight, according to a study publishing November 7 in the journal Stem Cell Reports. The researchers examined ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
Microgravity changes brain connectivity
An international team of Russian and Belgian researchers, including scientists from HSE University, has found out that space travel has a significant impact on the brain: they discovered that cosmonauts demonstrate changes ...
Aug 19, 2019
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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
Worm study sparks hope for slowing muscle decline
Muscle decline caused by ageing and certain diseases could be dramatically slowed by stopping a chain reaction that damages cells, new research shows.
Jun 7, 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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