Immune & Hematologic

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Clinical articles (1)

POCUS in space

How ultrasound became the main imaging tool in space — remote-guided FAST, echo, eye and kidney scans, and routine screening of the jugular veins for thrombosis — and what that means for clinicians on the ground.

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STU-01 · landmark study · draft

NASA Twins Study

One identical twin spent a year on the ISS while his brother stayed on Earth as a genetic control. Most changes reversed within six months, but some did not.

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STU-02 · landmark study · draft

Inspiration4 & SOMA

The 2024 Nature package on the first all-civilian orbital crew. It found that most changes from a 3-day flight reversed, and it launched an open atlas of astronaut biology.

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STU-03 · landmark study · draft

ISS long-duration cohorts

Most of what clinicians know about 6-month spaceflight comes from cohorts of 4 to 46 ISS astronauts. Key studies, what they found, and their limits.

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RSK-16 · NASA risk · draft

Microbes & infection

Spacecraft carry microbes, including opportunistic pathogens, and spaceflight can change both microbes and the immune system. Current measures limit most of the harm.

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RSK-17 · NASA risk · draft

Immune changes

The immune system becomes dysregulated in flight, which can reactivate dormant viruses and cause rashes. These changes persist through 6-month missions.

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