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Space
Space
Science
Victoria Corless

If we really want people living on the moon, we need an astronaut health database

An artist's impression of astronauts working on the surface of the moon.

Scientists have created the first-ever aerospace medicine biobank to help outline the impact spaceflight has on astronauts' health. This repository integrates data and samples from various missions, including those performed by SpaceX and NASA, enabling researchers to compare and standardize space medicine findings and apply their results to future missions. 

"This represents a breakthrough in the study of human adaptation and life in space," said Guy Trudel, one of the scientists behind the study and a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, in a press release. 

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