March 2018
Zero gravity and the human heart
... help in writing this article. References 1 Atkov OY, Bednenko VS, and Fomina GA. Ultrasound techniques in space medicine. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1987; suppl 58:69-71. 2 Blomqvist G. Regulation of the systemic circulation at microgravity and during...
October 2025
Investigating the hidden effects of zero gravity on astronaut vision
...concerns – Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) – has focused attention on a field once considered secondary in space medicine: vision. Over the past two decades, visual impairments linked to spaceflight have emerged as a serious issue...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... Facility hall includes a water tank, mock-ups, and scuba diving equipment. Fit for spaceflight EAC’s Space Medicine Office aims to minimise risks to the health of astronauts throughout their professional careers. The office is tasked with...
January 2023
The effects of spaceflight on the female body
... index, indicating the influence of modifications in fat metabolism on bone metabolic processes. Also of practical importance for space medicine is the assessment of nutritional status, which analyses the adequacy of energy intake from food and the...
May 2024
Beyond Earth’s magnetic field
... for similar changes at the protein level was observed. These promising and undoubtedly relevant studies for space medicine, conducted at the Institute of Biomedical Problems, are the basis not only for studying the influence of unknown...
November 2016
Simulating space in a bathtub
.... This research was carried out at the State Science and Research Testing Institute for Aviation and Space Medicine in Russia by A.M. Genin, I.D. Pestov, V.I. Stepantsov, A.V. Eremin and other specialists who originally worked on medical supply and...
