Astronauts - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Effect of spaceflight on ability of monocytes to respond to endotoxins of gram-negative bacteria.

Sep 2008 Astronauts live and work in relatively crowded, confined environments on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. They experience a unique set of stressors that contribute to a diminishment of many immune responses. This study ... Read more...

Change in skin physiological parameters in space--report on and results of the first study on man.

26 Jul 2008 Astronauts often show skin reactions in space. Systematic tests, e.g. with noninvasive skin physiological test methods, have not yet been done. In an interdisciplinary cooperation, a test series with skin physiological measurements was carried out ... Read more...

Physical and biological organ dosimetry analysis for international space station astronauts.

29 Jun 2008 In this study, we analyzed the biological and physical organ dose equivalents for International Space Station (ISS) astronauts. Individual physical dosimetry is difficult in space due to the complexity of the space radiation environment, which ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Astronauts'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Effect of spaceflight on ability of monocytes to respond to endotoxins of gram-negative bacteria. Sep 2008
• Change in skin physiological parameters in space--report on and results of the first study on man. 26 Jul 2008
• Spaceward ho! The future of humans in space. 29 Jun 2008
• Physical and biological organ dosimetry analysis for international space station astronauts. 29 Jun 2008
• Asymptomatic reactivation and shed of infectious varicella zoster virus in astronauts. 30 May 2008
• Heavy ion carcinogenesis and human space exploration. 30 Apr 2008
• Mass measuring instrument for use under microgravity conditions. 29 Apr 2008
• [Mechanisms of changes in human hemodynamics under the conditions of microgravity and prognosis of postflight orthostatic stability] 29 Apr 2008
• [Medical aspect of cosmonauts' safety during emergency landing. Respicere et prospicere] 28 Feb 2008
• [Hemodynamic shifts in humans under the conditions of prolonged microgravity and the role of hypovolemia] 28 Feb 2008
• The Moon: destination or distraction? 5 Feb 2008
• How not to prioritize. 15 Jan 2008
• Ultrasound detection of simulated intra-ocular foreign bodies by minimally trained personnel. 30 Dec 2007
• [Medical provisions for non-career cosmonauts on short-duration flights to the International Space Station] 30 Dec 2007
• Space and astronomy: the girl next door. 27 Nov 2007
• [Prediction of cardiac function deviations (ECG data) in the course of permanent cosmonaut's monitoring starting from selection till return to earth after short-duration space flight] 30 Oct 2007
• [Red blood of cosmonauts on missions aboard the International Space Station (ISS)] 30 Oct 2007
• Modeling intracranial pressures in microgravity: the influence of the blood-brain barrier. 29 Sep 2007
• Sensitivity of peripheral blood lymphocytes of pilots and astronauts to gamma-radiation: induction of double-stranded DNA breaks. 29 Sep 2007
• Respiratory modulation of cardiovascular rhythms before and after short-duration human spaceflight. Sep 2007

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Technical information about 'Astronauts'

Definition: Members of spacecraft crew including those who travel in space, and those in training for space flight. (From Webster, 10th ed; Jane's Aerospace Dictionary, 3d ed)

Descriptor UI: D018480

Alternative terms: Astronauts; Cosmonauts;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.770.100;

History Note: 95

Technical Notes: for crew or travelers