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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 miss...

Spaceflight leaves astronauts' joints unchanged after 18 days on ISS, early data suggest
Image: Phys.org
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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