Human Health

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Microgravity Scrambles Sperm Navigation, Lab Study Finds

The study identifies gravity cues for sperm orientation.

ISS Mouse Study Finds 0.67 g Threshold for Preserving Muscle Function

India Karuna Collaborative Launches National Platform Linking Animal Welfare to Health, Climate and the Economy

Study Suggests Human Breasts Evolved to Help Keep Newborns Warm

NASA Awards Axiom Space Fifth Private ISS Mission for Earliest Launch in January 2027

Spaceflight Roadmap Elevates Biofilms as a Priority for Long-Duration Missions

Spaceflight Tied to Rapid, Reversible Epigenetic Aging in Axiom-2 Crew

Study in PNAS Finds Astronauts’ Brains Shift Upward and Back After Spaceflight

Social Partners' Genes Sway Gut Microbiomes, Rat Megastudy Finds

Flinders Team Publishes Open Database Cataloging Health-Promoting Microbes and Natural Compounds

ISS Sets Record With All Eight Docking Ports Occupied

UK Advises Vigilance for Leptospirosis as Wet-Weather Risk Rises

NASA's Second Yearlong CHAPEA Mars Habitat Mission Underway at Johnson Space Center

University of Basel Engineers First All-Human Bone Marrow Model That Sustains Blood Production

Nature Study Identifies DNA-Repair Protein Behind Greenland Whales’ Cancer Resistance

Ultrashort-Chain PFAS Dominated Wilmington Blood Samples, Study Finds

Deepinder Goyal Launches $25 Million Personal Fund for Continue Research on Ageing

Study Finds Reptile Urates Are Uric Acid Microspheres That Lock Up Ammonia

New York City Begins Fall Rabies Baiting in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan

Ancient Mexican Mummy’s Gut Microbiome Mapped, First Ancient Romboutsia Hominis Reported