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Space Medicine in Canada

On december 3rd 2018. Canadian Astronaut and physician David Saint-Jacques was launched to the ISS where he will be performing various health science experiments
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CSA has an Announcement of OpportunityInvestigating Spaceflight Health Risks on the ISS (LSRS AO 2018)
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The Canadarm2 is a 17 metre-long robotic arm that assembled the International Space Station (ISS) while in space. It is used routinely move supplies, equipment and even astronauts. A decade and a half later, Canadarm2 technology is used as a Space Spinoff, transforming Surgery on Earth.
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Check out this assessment of the Canadian space sector. Does Canada need to do more to stay at the forefront of future planned missions to deep space?
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As space missions become longer, and venture deeper into the solar system, what kinds of training and technology will astronauts need to save a life in space? Well, Tom Doyle’s research at McMaster is looking for some solutions.
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Space Medicine Around the World


The International Space Station acts as a space lab for performing investigations that affect human health both in space and on Earth. Here is an overview of the International Space Station research benefits to human health.
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Volunteers performing bed-rest studies were willing to lie in bed for two months for €16,000. The purpose of this was to research the effects of inactivity, which share some similarities to microgravity.
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Recently, Alexander Gerst returned from his 6 month mission aboard the ISS, Horizons. What are some space medicine activities involved in launch and re-entry, check out below.
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What are some of the physiological effects on the body in space? How is space different for taking care of your business? Here are a few ways medicine is different from Earth
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A milestone has been reached with NASA's Twins Study. The research findings from 2017 on Astronaut Scott Kelly in Space and his twin brother on Earth hold true. There are some new insights into possible health issues for deep space travelers.
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