They found that muscles slimmed down in all but two mice strains, suggesting that some strains were resilient to muscle loss. Next, Donahue and his team tested whether three weeks in simulated space ...
Jumping may protect astronauts’ knee cartilage from microgravity damage. Studies on mice show it increases bone density.
The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other ...
Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, after spending more than eight months in space, are expected to return to ...
Previous research has shown that treadmill running may help slow cartilage breakdown in rodents. The new Johns Hopkins study ...
The first study of its kind shows knee cartilage in mice grew healthier following jumping exercises. The post Jumping ...
Space poses unique challenges to astronaut health, from bone loss to muscle deterioration. At Wake Forest University, scientists are using mice in space to study these effects and develop ...
A SIMPLE workout could be used to protect astronauts knees during lengthy space missions – and also yours at home, according ...
In an effort to study behavioral adaptation to space, researchers report the first analysis of mice flown in the NASA Rodent Habitat to the International Space Station, published on April 11 in ...
What happens to our muscles on a cellular level as we age? Anne McArdle, Professor of Musculoskeletal Aging at the University of Liverpool (UK), is fascinated by this question, dedicating her research ...