October 2024
Off-Earth risks to the human skeleton
.... The techniques for examining bone tissue condition include a wide range of clinical diagnostic manipulations: nutrition and physical activity monitoring, anthropometric characteristic evaluation, tracking of body weight and composition, research...
09 April 2016
Flawless launch for SpaceX Dragon
... members experience significant decreases in bone density and muscle mass during long-duration spaceflight without appropriate nutrition and exercise. One life science investigation on its way to the orbiting laboratory will assess myostatin...
16 November 2016
Proxima mission to the ISS ready for launch tomorrow
... Thomas’s mission will have some element of science or technology in it, from computer coding, maths demonstrations, fitness, nutrition to growing crystals. Pesquet, who is championing the cause for science- and space-based careers, is determined...