News tagged with space loss
Chondroitin slows progression and relieves symptoms of knee osteoarthritis
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Osteoarthritis (OA) causes disability and is a major public health problem. A new study examined the effect of chondroitins 4 and 6 sulfate (CS) on OA progression and symptoms. CS, unlike other chondroitin sulfate products ...
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Shuttle fueled, Colbert gives launch a 'go'
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery is fueled and ready for an early morning flight to the international space station.
Scientists one step closer to stopping bone loss during spaceflight
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bone loss in long-duration spaceflight has been identified for decades as a significant problem affecting astronauts. More recently, scientists have found that the absence of gravity is causing astronauts ...
Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients
Sep 29, 2008 |
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In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis ...
Astronauts on International Space Station lose alarming amounts of hipbone strength
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronauts spending months in space lose significant bone strength, making them increasingly at risk for fractures later in life.
Greenland's rising air temperatures drive ice loss at surface and beyond
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, stoked by warming air temperatures, and fueling loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout ...
Space-related radiation research could help reduce fractures in cancer survivors
Sep 15, 2009 |
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A research project looking for ways to reduce bone loss in astronauts may yield methods of improving the bone health of cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment.
Micro-gravity a health hazard for astronauts: research
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UNSW researchers may have pinpointed the cause of muscle wasting and bone-density loss experienced by astronauts who fly lengthy missions under the weightless conditions of space.
Sweat it out: Study examines ability of sweat patches to monitor bone loss
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Some health assessments that are routinely carried out on Earth are not practical when the "patients" are free-floating astronauts on long space flights, such as missions to Mars or the Moon. A new, NASA-funded study from ...
Space mission for worms
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Worms from The University of Nottingham should be checking in for a flight onboard the Space Shuttle later this year — to help researchers investigate the effect of zero gravity on the body's muscle development ...
Space station's close call with junk: More to come (Update 2)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The near-hit of space junk Thursday was a warning shot fired across the bow of the international space station, experts said. There's likely more to come in the future. With less than an hour's notice, ...
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