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U of C researchers confirm meteoric aging among astronauts
Research from the University of Calgary reveals that space travel can accelerate human aging, with bone health significantly impacted.
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SpaceX launches its 'Starfall' return capsule for 2nd time ever
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Mini organs launching to space may help future astronauts and humans on Earth stay healthy
Mini organs and cosmic organoids are launching into space via SpaceX CRS-35 to study aging and human health.
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Researchers discover why constipation is so common in astronauts
New research reveals the causes of astronaut constipation while a NASA study warns that human microbes may survive in the Moon's deep shadows.
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NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past
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In microgravity, the human spine lengthens by as much as five centimetres, and astronauts come home temporarily taller than when they left, before gravity compresses the column again within days of landing
Astronauts experience significant spinal lengthening in microgravity, returning to Earth temporarily taller before gravity restores their original height.
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What happens to your brain in space?
New research reveals how the human brain re-weights its sensory inputs and adapts structurally during long-term orbital missions.
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Within hours of reaching microgravity, astronauts’ body fluids shift toward the head, dulling smell and taste — one reason NASA monitors daily nutrition so closely as crews fight the muscle loss space exercise alone cannot fully prevent
NASA is advancing space agriculture and nutritional monitoring to combat the physical effects of microgravity on astronaut health.