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  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 fractures, according to the World Health Organization. Currently, exercise is the only known treatment. However, researchers at the University of Florida, through a study sponsored by the ISS National Lab, have successfully modeled age-related muscle deterioration using tissue chips in the microgravity environ ... read more |
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Accelerated muscle loss model in microgravity could aid Sarcopenia treatment researchLos 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 
NASA funds two teams to push life sciences research in spaceLos 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 
NASA's Heart Health Tech Helps Patients Manage Heart FailureLos 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  
Efficient Nanobubble Production Method Explored by UCalgary ResearchersLos 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 |
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UTHealth partners with Ocean Corp to enhance Space Medicine Fellowship programLos 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 explorationSydney, 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  
Two Uruguayans convicted for trafficking $3 mn in cow gallstonesMontevideo (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  
New study reinforces theory Covid emerged at Chinese marketParis (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 
'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 |
 
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  Available on Amazon Books |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 
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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