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Space Medicine Associates

@SpaceMedAssoc

Space Medicine Associates provides multidisciplinary space medicine & bioastronautics consultation, training and oversight in support of off-world travel.

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Joined December 2010
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Astronauts could ditch diapers on spacewalks thanks to new device that lets them drink their pee space.com/astronaut-spacesui…
Astronauts could ditch diapers on spacewalks thanks to new device that lets them drink their pee

Astronauts could ditch diapers on spacewalks thanks to new device that lets them drink their pee

A new device may someday allow astronauts to drink purified water made from their filtered pee during spacewalks.

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Space travel disrupts normal rhythm in heart cells cardiovascularbusiness.com/t…
Space travel disrupts normal rhythm in heart cells

Space travel disrupts normal rhythm in heart cells

Heart tissue samples that spent 30 days at the International Space Station appear to have been weakened by the low gravity conditions in space. This finding has implications for the heart health of...

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ProteomicsScience@HFazelinia11 Jun 2024
Incredible compilation of 44 papers on space omics research! Amazing collaborative efforts of an outstanding group of scientists from around the globe. Congratulations to everyone involved! @NASA @NASAGeneLab @AfshinBeheshti @mason_lab nature.com/immersive/d42859-…
Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) across orbits

Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) across orbits

New studies on astronauts and space biology bring humanity one step closer to the final frontier

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What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back? - Ars Technica apple.news/AzOWwpml4TTKAt_AH…
What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?

What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?

"If you guys don't give me a chance to repair my instrument, I'm not going back."

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Meet the ‘space gynecologist’ who is exploring women’s health beyond Earth

Meet the ‘space gynecologist’ who is exploring women’s health beyond Earth

Dr Varsha Jain, also known as the ‘Space Gynecologist’, specialises in studying how women's bodies respond in space, particularly addressing the effects of menstruation in micro gravity.

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Why We'll Never Live in Space scientificamerican.com/artic… via @sciam
Why we'll never live in space

Why we'll never live in space

Medical, financial and ethical hurdles stand in the way of the dream to settle in space

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FAA Readies to Regulate Commercial Human Spaceflight Safety

FAA Readies to Regulate Commercial Human Spaceflight Safety 

The increase in commercial space flights is prompting the FAA to take new steps related to passenger safety.

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Why Astronauts Have Weaker Immune Systems in Space - smithsonianmag.com/smart-new… @smithsonianmag
Why Astronauts Have Weaker Immune Systems in Space

Why Astronauts Have Weaker Immune Systems in Space

Gene activity in white blood cells decreased once astronauts got to space—and it didn’t rebound until they returned, a new study finds

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Surprise, surprise... not. Military Pilots Avoid Health Care to Keep Flying, Study Confirms airandspaceforces.com/milita…

Military Pilots Avoid Health Care to Keep Flying, Study Confirms

Military pilots avoid health care or withhold information from their flight surgeon out of fear they might lose flying status, a study found.

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The Complete Guide To Becoming an Aviation and Space Medicine Doctor bmj.com/careers/article/the-…
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Virgin Galactic hits milestone, but full ramp of commercial operations still ‘years away,’ analyst says msn.com/en-us/money/other/vi…
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Sets June Date for First Commercial Spaceflight msn.com/en-us/money/other/ri…
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Assessing the Readiness for Human Commercial Spaceflight Safety Regulations: Charting a Trajectory from Revolutionary to Routine Travel rand.org/pubs/research_repor… via @RANDCorporation
Assessing the Readiness for Human Commercial Spaceflight Safety Regulations

Assessing the Readiness for Human Commercial Spaceflight Safety Regulations

What is the progress of the commercial space industry in adopting voluntary standards for participant safety, and towards meeting key metrics that would indicate readiness for regulation?

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A history of the NASA operational spaceflight Surgeon:1958 – Present sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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With a Planned Moon Launch, NASA Must Put Safety First scientificamerican.com/artic… via @sciam
With a Planned Moon Launch, NASA Must Put Safety First

With a Planned Moon Launch, NASA Must Put Safety First

NASA is again sending people to the moon. The agency must revamp its safety reporting procedures to protect everyone involved

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Experiments to Unlock How Human Bodies React to Long Space Journeys nasa.gov/feature/experiments…
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Does the future of medicine lie in space? theguardian.com/science/2023…
Does the future of medicine lie in space?

Does the future of medicine lie in space?

Earth’s gravity makes it harder to cultivate the proteins needed to study diseases and pathogens. And although the cost of space travel is high, private enterprise is stepping in

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The many, many reasons space travel is bad for the human body washingtonpost.com/technolog…
The many, many reasons space travel is bad for the human body

The many, many reasons space travel is bad for the human body

As NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore prepare to return to Earth, here’s what to know about how space travel affects the human body.

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How Important Are Space Simulations? by Human Space Program medium.com/p/how-important-a…
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Stop And Smell The Roses — From Outer Space today.tamu.edu/2023/01/19/st…
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