astronauts

Is an ankle sprain also a brain injury? How neuroscience is helping athletes, astronauts and ‘average Joes’

Have you ever thought of an ankle sprain as a brain injury? Most people probably wouldn’t. However, we are starting…

5 hours ago

Even short trips to space can change an astronaut’s biology − a new set of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA’s Twins Study

Only about 600 people have ever traveled to space. The vast majority of astronauts over the past six decades have…

3 months ago

Keeping astronauts healthy in space isn’t easy − new training programs will prepare students to perform medicine while thousands of miles away from Earth

In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before as human spaceflight enters a new era.…

3 months ago

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