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How does the human body react to being in space?

Posted on December 21, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Is going to space safe for human health? Two astronauts, who were twins, volunteered for a research study to look at how the body changes…

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    Dried plums may protect astronaut’s bones from radiation damage

    Posted on October 16, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Dried plums outperformed some medications in a bone health study (in mice) at NASA Ames.

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      Hacking hydroponics to grow kidney-friendly vegetables

      Posted on March 13, 2019October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

      Patients with kidney disease have to avoid potassium, so researchers in Italy grew microgreens in low-potassium fertilizer, potentially…

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        HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: what is it, and why aren’t women using it?

        Posted on June 25, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medication used for HIV prevention, and should be used by people who are routinely in danger of…

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          Consider scheduling your open heart surgery for the afternoon

          Posted on November 7, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

          Researchers found a gene that, when it is suppressed, reduces injury to the heart valve during the sleep/wake transition in mice. Who knew…

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