Dartmouth researchers have a project aboard the Polaris Dawn mission they hope will help address two major health risks of space flight—the breakdown of astronauts' bones in zero-gravity conditions and the resulting danger of developing kidney stones.
Polaris Dawn project aims to prevent bone loss in space retrieved 11 September 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-09-polaris-dawn-aims-bone-loss.html
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