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November 13, 2024
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Health research on the ISS aims to uncover impacts of spaceflight on blood



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2024
The International Space Station (ISS) showcases remarkable engineering that sustains human life in the extreme environment of space. However, it cannot fully counter the health risks posed by zero gravity and increased cosmic radiation, which may significantly impact astronauts' well-being. A collaborative team of ground-based scientists and NASA crew members is extending health research into space, with the goal of mitigating the risk of blood clots for astronauts and advancing treatment options ... read more

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Robot learns surgery skills by watching videos, matches human precision
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024
A surgical robot trained by observing videos of experienced surgeons has successfully executed surgical tasks with a level of skill matching human doctors. This breakthrough in robotic trainin ... more
INTERN DAILY
Pharma giant AstraZeneca takes China probes 'very seriously'
London (AFP) Nov 12, 2024
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Tuesday said it takes "very seriously" China's investigations into potential illegal data collection and drug imports by the group that led to the detention of its China boss. ... more
EPIDEMICS
Spread of dengue fever in Bangladesh worries medics
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 7, 2024
Bangladesh is struggling to tamp down a surge in dengue cases as climate change turns the disease into a year-round crisis, leaving some paediatric wards packed with children squeezed two to a bed. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Space could revolutionize stem cell research for treating disease
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
Stem cell research conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is revealing promising therapeutic potential that could transform biotherapies for complex diseases, according to two Mayo C ... more
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Oxford space lab sends first human tissue samples to ISS for ageing study
London, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
The first human tissue samples from Oxford's Space Innovation Lab (SIL) are now en route to the International Space Station (ISS) to support a study examining how space microgravity influences human ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Immune System Responses Studied in Space by Biomedical Intern
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2024
Malcolm O'Malley, a seventeen-year-old college hopeful, anxiously awaited the results of his bloodwork alongside his mother. This was no ordinary check-up but one to understand his sudden, severe sy ... more
EPIDEMICS
Climate shifts and urbanisation drive Nepal dengue surge
Kathmandu (AFP) Nov 1, 2024
Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions, as climate change and urbanisation nurture fever-bringing mosquitoes in new zones. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Summit approves fund to share benefits of genetic data as talks grind on
Cali, Colombia (AFP) Nov 2, 2024
A UN nature summit agreed in Colombia Saturday on the creation of a fund to share the profits of digitally sequenced genetic data taken from animals and plants with the communities they come from. ... more

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Who should get paid for nature's sequenced genes?
Cali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 30, 2024
Much of the vanilla that flavors our ice cream today is artificial, derived from the genetic signature of a plant that hundreds of years ago was known only to an Indigenous Mexican tribe. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Aston University researcher pioneers optical technique for transformative diagnostics
London, UK (SPX) Oct 28, 2024
A researcher from Aston University has developed an innovative optical technique that uses a specialized form of light, known as Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM), potentially transforming non-invasive ... more
EPIDEMICS
Covid lessons learned? UN summit mulls plan for healthy planet, and humans
Cali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 25, 2024
The Covid-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Human space travel could pose more severe health risks
London, UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2024
Human space travellers may face more severe health hazards than previously recognized, according to a new report from The Guy Foundation, an independent UK research organization. The report highligh ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Giant infrared photovoltaic effect in tellurene shows potential for broad-spectrum neuromodulation
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 21, 2024
Efficient conversion of light into electricity is vital for applications in imaging, communication, sensing, and energy. The bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) has gained attention for exceeding the Sh ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
NASA funds two teams to push life sciences research in space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2024
NASA announced two significant awards aimed at advancing scientific consortia to conduct ground-based studies that contribute to the agency's goals of sustaining human life in space. These consortia ... more
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Accelerated muscle loss model in microgravity could aid Sarcopenia treatment research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2024
Sarcopenia, a condition that affects over 50 million people globally, results in the loss of muscle mass, strength, and function with age, heightening the risk of falls and fractures. Currently, exe ... more
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Accelerated Muscle Loss Model in Space May Lead to Sarcopenia Treatments
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
More than 50 million people worldwide suffer from sarcopenia, an age-related condition that causes muscle loss, weakened strength, and reduced functionality, increasing the likelihood of falls and f ... more
ENERGY TECH
Efficient Nanobubble Production Method Explored by UCalgary Researchers
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
Researchers from the University of Calgary are investigating an energy-efficient approach to generating nanobubbles, which are tiny gas-filled bubbles that exhibit unique and stable properties in wa ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
NASA's Heart Health Tech Helps Patients Manage Heart Failure
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024
Ensuring optimal health is critical both on Earth and in space, where unique challenges such as changes in blood pressure and bone density can pose significant risks. Recognizing this, two NASA scie ... more
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Irvine group creates enzyme for efficient synthetic genetic material production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2024
A research team at the University of California, Irvine has developed an enzyme that efficiently produces threose nucleic acid (TNA), a synthetic genetic material that could lead to new therapeutic ... more
EPIDEMICS
WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread
Geneva (AFP) Oct 3, 2024
The World Health Organization announced Thursday a global plan to battle dengue and other diseases carried by mosquitos as they spread faster and further amid climate change. ... more
INTERN DAILY
WHO chief says Lebanon health system 'struggling to cope'
Geneva (AFP) Oct 2, 2024
The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that Lebanon's health system was struggling to keep up, after Israel escalated airstrikes and launched ground raids into the country. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
California enacts law to protect brain data
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
A new California law extends consumer privacy protection to brainwave data gathered by implants or wearable devices. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Nanoparticles could be critical for for astronauts on deep space missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
NaNotics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in subtractive nanoparticles called NaNots, has been chosen to participate in the first-ever SPACE-H Accelerator program. This initiative, a co ... more
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Low gravity in space travel found to weaken and disrupt normal rhythm in heart muscle cells
Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists who arranged for 48 human bioengineered heart tissue samples to spend 30 days at the International Space Station report evidence that the low gravity conditions in ... more
INTERN DAILY
Gaza hospital a symbol of the ruin of war
Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Sept 23, 2024
Once the pride of Gaza's medical community, the Palestinian territory's main Al-Shifa hospital has become a stark symbol of the utter devastation wrought by the Israel-Hamas war. ... more
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UTHealth partners with Ocean Corp to enhance Space Medicine Fellowship program
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
UTHealth Houston has partnered with The Ocean Corporation to expand its Space Medicine Training Fellowship program. This collaboration introduces an intensive two-week training that focuses on hyper ... more
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China advances space medicine to support future space exploration
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 22, 2024
China's space station has achieved early successes in space medicine that are expected to play a key role in upcoming manned lunar landings and other deep space missions, as highlighted at the Secon ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Two Uruguayans convicted for trafficking $3 mn in cow gallstones
Montevideo (AFP) Sept 20, 2024
Two Uruguayan siblings were sentenced to prison this week for trafficking more than $3 million in bovine gallstones to Hong Kong for use in Chinese medicine, Uruguayan authorities and Interpol said. ... more
EPIDEMICS
New study reinforces theory Covid emerged at Chinese market
Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2024
A study on the origin of Covid-19 provided new evidence on Thursday supporting the theory that humans first caught the virus from infected animals at a Chinese market in late 2019. ... more
EPIDEMICS
'Virus hunters' track threats to head off next pandemic
Bangkok (AFP) Sept 17, 2024
A global network of doctors and laboratories is working to pinpoint emerging viral threats, including many driven by climate change, in a bid to head off the world's next pandemic. ... more
INTERN DAILY
Medical charity MSF says leaving Russia after 32 years
The Hague (AFP) Sept 17, 2024
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was leaving Russia after 32 years following a justice ministry decision to remove it from a list of approved foreign organisations. ... more
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