Space flight presents a set of physiological challenges to the space explorer which result
from the absence of gravity (or in the case of planetary exploration, partial gravity), radiation …

This review aims to explain the inevitable imbalance between respiratory load, drive, and
muscular force that occurs in the natural aging of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and that …

Human spaceflight is entering a time of markedly increased activity fueled by collaboration
between governmental and private industry entities. This has resulted in successful mission …

Limited data are available to describe the regulation of heart rate (HR) during sleep in
spaceflight. Sleep provides a stable supine baseline during preflight Earth recordings for …

The advent of consumer spaceflight raises the issue of individuals with health conditions
being exposed to periods of microgravity. Terrestrial lung function is gravitationally …

To explore whether an environment of weightlessness will cause damage to the
reproductive system of animals, we used the tail-suspension model to simulate microgravity …

Microgravity is one of the most important features in spaceflight. Previous evidence has
shown that neurophysiological impairment signs occurred under microgravity. The present …

Abstract Purpose of Review The challenges presented to the lung by the space environment
are the effects of prolonged absence of gravity, the challenges of decompression stress …

Each space mission is a defined part of an astronaut's lifetime. The practice of space
medicine, however, involves timeframes and matters much broader than the actual flights …

Gravity profoundly affects the overall mechanics of the respiratory system. Functional
residual capacity, when measured in sustained microgravity, is intermediate to that present …