March 25, 2025
What if an observation about cancer cells in space could lead to life-saving treatments for heart failure on Earth?
Osteoarthritis affects one in seven Americans and currently, the only long term solution is surgery.
Treatments for age-related macular degeneration remain frustratingly reactive: slow the decline, cushion the fall.
November 13, 2024
Most people think of viruses as villains. However, sometimes viruses can be good—even heroic.
October 17, 2024
Sometimes, science reveals something so unexpected and wonderous that it almost feels magical.
August 29, 2024
Contrary to Bob Dylan’s famous song, it’s not possible to “stay forever young,” and aging is inevitable.
April 23, 2024
Space-based research aims to treat the underlying causes of an "epidemic" among female athletes: post-traumatic osteoarthritis.
September 29, 2023
They say you’re only as old as you feel, but in reality, you’re only as old as your immune cells.
Studying a drop of protein solution in space could be key to improving pharmaceutical manufacturing on Earth.
February 27, 2023
Research results have implications both for patients on Earth and astronauts on long-duration spaceflight missions.
To take a shot at a “holy grail” of cancer drug discovery, researchers set their sights on space.
July 26, 2022
The microgravity environment of the ISS allowed researchers to do something that had never been achieved on Earth.
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