Articles tagged: bone density in zero-g

• October 2024 Off-Earth risks to the human skeleton

  ...deviate by less than 1 SD are within normal limits; values between -1 SD and -2.5 SD are classified as osteopenia (reduced bone density); and values less than -2.5 SD are classified as osteoporosis (severe osteopenia). The WHO experts have formulated...

  • astronaut health
  • bone density in zero-g
  • long-duration spaceflight
  • Space medicine
  Authors: Anna R Kussmaul     Galina Vasilyeva     Valery Novikov