Journal of Physiology, July 2010... muscle deconditioning is apparently even more pronounced during long-duration spaceflight than previously appreciated. Once again, I wish we knew how to generate that 1G dosage for the "gravity prescription"...
Summary article from the lay press:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/08/20/trip-mars-turn-astronauts-weaklings/
The news about bone demineralization is a similar story... worse than initially thought.
The news about radiation exposure in space is a similar story.... worse than initially thought.
Are we seeing a pattern here?
Monday, August 23, 2010
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