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  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 scientists, Dr. Rainee Simons and Dr. Felix Miranda, began developing technology 20 years ago to monitor astronaut heart health during long space missions. That pioneering technology is now being used on Earth to assist patients with heart failure, with a commercial product set to debut in late 2024. Dr. Si ... read more |
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California enacts law to protect brain dataSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 A new California law extends consumer privacy protection to brainwave data gathered by implants or wearable devices. ... more 
Nanoparticles could be critical for for astronauts on deep space missionsLos 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 
Low gravity in space travel found to weaken and disrupt normal rhythm in heart muscle cellsBaltimore 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  
Gaza hospital a symbol of the ruin of warGaza 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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'Virus hunters' track threats to head off next pandemicBangkok (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 |
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Medical charity MSF says leaving Russia after 32 yearsThe 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 
Keeping mold out of future space stationsColumbus OH (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 Mold can survive the harshest of environments, so to stop harmful spores from growing on future space stations, a new study suggests a novel way to prevent its spread. Researchers created a pr ... more 
NASA conducts key telemedicine and health research with Polaris Dawn CrewLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 NASA is set to gain significant new insights through a range of experiments aboard a commercial spaceflight, reinforcing the agency's scientific efforts as it aims for deeper space exploration to th ... more 
Italy records year's first indigenous case of dengue feverRome (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 Italy has recorded the first indigenous case of dengue fever for 2024 in a patient who had not travelled abroad, Italian health authorities said Thursday. ... more |
Cancer research in space for life on earthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 - The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has been selected to participate in a major cancer research project aboard the International Space Sta ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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International Study Led by UCD and NASA Uncovers Spaceflight's Impact on Gut HealthLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Researchers have revealed significant changes in the gut microbiome due to spaceflight, uncovering effects on host physiology that could influence the future of long-duration missions. This gr ... more 
US patient dies from rare mosquito-borne diseaseWashington (AFP) Aug 27, 2024 A person in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire has died after contracting the rare mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, health authorities announced Tuesday. ... more 
As climate warms, S. Korea fights new border threat: malarial mosquitoesPaju, South Korea (AFP) Aug 27, 2024 Near the heavily fortified border that divides North and South Korea, a monitoring device is working 24-7 - not tracking missiles or troop movements, but catching malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may cross the border. ... more 
Polaris Dawn team collaborates with MCG physicians to investigate vision loss in spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2024 Physicians at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University are collaborating with the Polaris Dawn mission, part of the Polaris Program's series of human spaceflights, to explore the c ... more |
Mental Well-Being in SpaceHouston TX (SPX) Aug 16, 2024 Life on the International Space Station is quite different from life on the ground. Crew members experience multiple sunrises and sunsets each day, spend their time in a confined space, have packed ... more
China to screen arrivals for mpox symptomsBeijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2024 China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency. ... more 
ISS National Lab and NASA Announce Funding for Space-Based Research on Disease TreatmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2024 The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is partnering with NASA to launch a new research solicitation focused on tackling major diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and ... more  
Innovative Imaging Method Reduces Microscopy Time and RadiationLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2024 An international team of scientists, led by Trinity College Dublin, has developed an innovative imaging method using advanced microscopes that significantly reduces the time and radiation required. ... more |
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MD Anderson teams with experts to study T-cells on ISSLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2024 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, along with several collaborators, is launching a research initiative that will send T cells to the International Space Station (ISS) to investigate ... more  
Florida universities collaborate to advance space manufacturing sectorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2024 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has joined forces with the University of Florida, Florida A and M University, and Florida Institute of Technology to form the Center for Science, or C-STARS. Thi ... more 
Drug Effects on Microgravity-Induced Muscle IssuesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2024 A gentle rumble accompanied Ngan Huang as a rocket carrying her research-live, human muscle cells grown on scaffolds fixed on tiny chips-launched and ascended to the International Space Station Nati ... more 
Expiring Medications Present Risk for Long-Duration Space MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2024 Medications used by astronauts on the International Space Station may not last for the duration of a three-year mission to Mars. A study led by Duke Health found that over half of the medicati ... more |
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Space-Based Production Enhances Monoclonal Antibody CrystallizationSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 23, 2024 Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have become a critical component of cancer therapy, thanks to their precision in targeting tumor cells while preserving healthy cells. These biologics are known for thei ... more |
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Gaza hospital says newborn saved from dead mother's wombGaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) July 20, 2024 Doctors in Gaza described delivering a newborn baby against incredible odds on Saturday, pulling him from his mother's womb moments after she died of wounds sustained in an Israeli air strike. ... more 
'Hong Kong's Dr Fauci' sounds alarm on next pandemicHong Kong (AFP) July 19, 2024 Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has done battle with some of the world's worst threats, including the SARS virus he helped isolate and identify. And he has a warning. ... more 
Polio virus found as flies and mosquitoes feast on Gaza's wasteGaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) July 18, 2024 Polio has been detected in samples of sewage that is starting to take over Gaza in the grip of a devastating war, health authorities in the Hamas-run territory and Israel said Thursday. ... more  
Spin Centers Propel Quantum Computing ForwardLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2024 Quantum computing, harnessing the principles of quantum mechanics, is set to revolutionize fields such as medicine and machine learning by tackling problems too complex for classical computers. Quan ... more |
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