Some of the health effects astronauts suffer on the International Space Station (ISS) may not be a consequence of ...
Humans have evolved alongside microbes in Earth's environment that help strengthen our immune systems. But sterile living ...
"We hope the impact of this research will be to guide future studies that keep astronauts healthy during extended space ...
The results, detailed in a statement, showed that human skin was the primary source of microbes in the ISS and that chemicals ...
Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A ...
The International Space Station may be too sterile – and the astronauts on board could benefit from it being a little dirtier, according to a new study. When astronauts spend time on the ISS, they ...
The ISS’s microbial environment most closely resembles a hospital isolation room. It could be making astronauts sick.
The International Space Station (ISS) is an ultra-sterilized environment, but this excessive hygiene could have detrimental ...
Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study publishing February 27 in the Cell Press journal Cell suggests that ...