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Spaceflight leaves astronauts' joints unchanged after 18 days on ISS, early data suggest

  • May 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Spaceflight leaves astronauts' joints unchanged after 18 days on ISS, early data suggest
Researchers at National Jewish Health have published new findings demonstrating that short-duration spaceflight may not significantly impact lower extremity joint structures, while also identifying a promising, noninvasive tool to monitor astronaut musculoskeletal health on future long-duration missions.

Originally published at Phys.org

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