New research suggests that cultivating a healthy gut microbiome could help astronauts weather the stresses of altered gravity. Researchers will present their work this week at the American Physiology Summit, the flagship annual meeting of the American Physiological Society, in Long Beach, California
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Researchers to Discuss Exercise’s Underpinnings of Health at APS Conference
Exercise physiologists and researchers from around the world will meet virtually next week for the American Physiological Society Integrative Physiology of Exercise conference.
Lawrence Livermore, NASA researchers find space station’s surface microbial profile resembles crew member’s skin
A study conducted by a team of national lab and NASA researchers has found that the environment of the International Space Station (ISS) is affected by the microbial composition of the astronauts themselves.
The Ultimate Telemedicine: UNC Expert Helps Treat Astronaut’s Blood Clot During NASA Mission
Moll was the only non-NASA physician NASA consulted when it was discovered that an astronaut aboard the ISS had a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) – or blood clot – in the jugular vein of their neck.