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April 14, 2015
American company Ras Labs creates muscles out of an advanced smart material that could be used in robots, expanding its capabilities while enabling them to go places considered too dangerous for humans.
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April 13, 2015
Spaceflight causes significant physiological changes including an accelerated loss of muscle and bone density, and immune system dysfunction that parallel the effects of natural aging here on Earth.
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April 13, 2015
With their delivery on the next SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, the Osteo-4 investigation team will analyze the effects of microgravity on osteocyte cultures for the first time.
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April 9, 2015
You always want to be the last man standing, especially at NASA. Optimal functional performance, such as standing, is taken even more seriously when preparing for missions to Mars. Information from these studies could benefit elderly patients.
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April 8, 2015
eXplorance, ranked for a second time in the top 50 list of Best Workplaces in Canada, will deliver a presentation about how creating a culture of "continuous improvement" has impacted their growth.
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April 6, 2015
Although it is arguable as to whether plants have all five human senses - sight, scent, hearing, taste and touch - they do have a unique sense of gravity, which is being tested in space.
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April 6, 2015
As NASA develops deep space exploration missions on its journey to Mars, the agency is investigating current training methods in order to adapt to the longer and longer missions.
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March 18, 2015
PD Me app provides valuable information to people with Parkinson's disease that they can share with their doctors.
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March 13, 2015
Space Certified anti-aging technology that reduces wrinkles
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March 12, 2015
The TechEdSat-4 satellite launched from the space station on Tuesday, March 3, has successfully entered its orbit, setting the stage to test technology that could enable rapid return of payloads from space.
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March 11, 2015
After living aboard the International Space Station, research into physical performance may hold answers for those living with challenges from health-related concerns from prolonged inactivity.
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March 9, 2015
A recent investigation aboard the International Space Station contributed to our understanding of the mechanism behind liquids turning to solids. A better understanding could improve design and production of metals.
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March 9, 2015
From Saharan dust storms to icy clouds to smoke on the opposite side of the continent, the first image from NASA's newest cloud- and aerosol-measuring instrument, CATS, provides a profile of the atmosphere above Africa.
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March 9, 2015
One of the goals of the Fluid Shifts investigation, launching to the space station this spring, is to test the relationship between fluid shifts to the upper body and a pattern NASA calls visual impairment and intracranial pressure syndrome.
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February 25, 2015
Newly 3-D printed wrenches, data to improve cooling systems, protein crystals and seedling samples returned Feb. 10 aboard SpaceX's fifth contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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February 25, 2015
NASA's Micro-5 investigation on the International Space Station may help researchers gain a better understanding of how intestinal pathogens cause disease and how we can prevent or counteract foodborne illness in astronauts.
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February 24, 2015
Astronauts on the International Space Station are working to keep their hearts healthy this American Heart Month, and at the same time, they are generating data to advance knowledge of health and fitness in space and on Earth.
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February 24, 2015
A study into a key bone-growing protein was recently funded to take place in orbit aboard the space station. Such a capability could benefit those needing bone for reconstructive surgery due to trauma like combat injuries or osteoporosis.
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February 19, 2015
NAUI Board of Directors Member Brings Expertise as Owner and CEO of Oceanblue Enterprises
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