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'Space headaches' come out of the blue Paris (AFP) June 2, 2009
Astronauts who have no history of bad headaches can be prone to disabling attacks while in space, a phenomenon that suggests "space headaches" deserve a medical category all of their own, neurologists said on Tuesday. Contrary to prevailing theories, headaches in space are not caused by motion sickness, they said. Instead, the problem could lie in an increase in blood flow to the head ... read moreSpace missions focus on salmonella
Houston (UPI) Mar 12, 2009 National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists say two recent U.S. space missions have produced discoveries concerning salmonella bacteria. Julie Robinson, a program scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, said the salmonella findings hold promise for improving ways to fight food-borne infections on Earth. "This research opens up new areas for investigation ... more
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Station Astronauts Lose Alarming Amounts Of Hipbone Strength
Irvine CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2009Astronauts spending months in space lose significant bone strength, making them increasingly at risk for fractures later in life. UC Irvine and UC San Francisco led a study evaluating 13 astronauts who spent four to six months on the International Space Station and found that, on average, astronauts' hipbone strength decreased 14 percent. Three astronauts experienced losses of 20 percent ... more Manipulating Salmonella In Spaceflight Curtails Infectiousness
Tempe AZ (SPX) Dec 15, 2008Infectious pathogens like Salmonella typhimurium employ a startling array of techniques to skillfully outwit the body's defense mechanisms and produce illness. Through their expression of genes-the fundamental building blocks of cellular physiology-such microbes ingeniously adapt to varied environments, modifying their disease-causing potential or virulence. Although the study of a broad ... more USRA Division Of Space Life Sciences Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Columbia MD (SPX) Nov 11, 2008The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is proud to announce the 25th anniversary of its Division of Space Life Sciences (DSLS). Founded in 1983 as the Division of Space Biomedicine, for the purpose of advancing space medicine through interaction between NASA Johnson Space Center and the national and international community of researchers in universities and medical schools, DSL ... more A card swipe machine may test for diseases
Salt Lake City (UPI) Oct 30, 2008 U.S. medical scientists say they have created a prototype device that can test a person for hundreds of diseases simultaneously. University of Utah scientists say the device, similar to a card-swipe machine, scans a card loaded with microscopic blood, saliva or urine samples. "Think how fast your PC reads data on a hard drive, and imagine using the same technology to monitor your ... more |
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