The International Space Station will be used to carry out experiments seeking to improve understanding of incurable child brain tumors and the muscle aging process.
Space Experiments for Learning About the Human Body
Space is the ultimate laboratory testbed. Hence, scientists and astronauts harness the International Space Station for cutting-edge research in nutrition, energy, and biomedicine. This new project will help UK scientists to prevent brain tumors in children and understand the biomedical processes of aging. The UK Space Agency has awarded £ 1.2 million to the Institute of Cancer Research’s D(MG) 2 project about one of the most common types of “primary high-grade” brain tumor that affects children. At the same time, The University of Liverpool’s MicroAge II project has received £ 1.4 million to explore how time spent in the microgravity environment of orbit causes muscles to weaken in the same way they do with age on Earth.
Brain Tumor in Children - Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
An abnormal growth of cells in the brain is called brain tumor. Most tumors arise within the brain (primary). They can be benign or cancerous.
An abnormal growth of cells in the brain is called brain tumor. Most tumors arise within the brain (primary). They can be benign or cancerous.
Insights on Cancer and Muscle Ageing Experiments in Space
D(MG)2 experiment aboard the International Space Station will improve our understanding of how cancer cells interact with each other within three-dimensional structures, and hopefully lead to new ideas for disrupting tumor growth that researchers can take forward back in the lab.Meanwhile, MicroAge II will assess the impacts of the microgravity environment on lab-grown human muscle — alongside exploring both whether mitochondria play a role in muscle loss in space, and whether the application of tension can slow the degeneration process.
This will help researchers to develop techniques to study the role of changes in mitochondria, tiny structures that are responsible for supplying energy to cells, in driving the loss of muscle mass that occurs in microgravity.
Simple Blood Sample Biopsy for Brain Tumor Diagnosis
A new diagnostic technique called liquid biopsy which detects tumor cells in blood might change the game of brain tumor detections
A new diagnostic technique called liquid biopsy which detects tumor cells in blood might change the game of brain tumor detections
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Exercise, Healthy Diet can Stave Off Age-Related Muscle Loss
A combination of physical exercise and healthy diet is the best way to reduce skeletal muscle loss, says a new study appeared in the Open Journal of Apoptosis.
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