Half of space travelers experience back pain

Back pain affects more than 50% of people who go to space, research indicates. The condition is now dubbed "space adaptation back pain."

Vanessa Wasta-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Oct. 28, 2021 ~7 min

Clues to consciousness: how dopamine fits into the mystery of what makes us conscious – podcast

Plus, how a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony using AI. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
Oct. 7, 2021 ~4 min


How health care providers can talk about guns

A new set of guidelines could empower health care providers to talk to patients about firearm injuries, a leading cause of death for adults and children in the US.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
July 27, 2021 ~7 min

Bio-inspired scaffolds could aid injured skeletal muscle

Tunable electrospun scaffolds, made from decellularized skeletal muscle, may promote the regeneration of injured skeletal muscle.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
May 17, 2021 ~6 min

Method uses light to measure brain blood flow

Measuring cerebral blood flow is important for diagnosing strokes, and for predicting secondary damage in hemorrhages or traumatic brain injuries.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
May 13, 2021 ~5 min

1 head injury could lead to dementia decades later

New research finds that a single head injury can lead to dementia later in life. The risk rises with the more head injuries you sustain, too.

Kelsey Odorczyk - Penn • futurity
March 18, 2021 ~6 min

1 head injury could lead to dementia decades later

New research finds that a single head injury can lead to dementia later in life. The risk rises with the more head injuries you sustain, too.

Kelsey Odorczyk - Penn • futurity
March 18, 2021 ~6 min

Patient’s own stem cells may repair spinal cord injury

Using a patient's own stem cells may offer a way to repair spinal cord injuries. In a new study, researchers saw improved walking and motor function.

Yale • futurity
March 3, 2021 ~4 min


Tweaked stem cells better treat injured horses

The addition of a growth hormone allows certain equine stem cells to better treat injuries in horses, report researchers.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Feb. 8, 2021 ~5 min

Treatment may restore hand and arm control after spinal injury

A treatment that combines physical therapy and a noninvasive way to stimulate nerve cells helps people with spinal cord injuries use their hands and arms.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Jan. 13, 2021 ~8 min

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