Long-term space missions’ effects on the human organism: what we do know and what requires further research
Space has always fascinated people. Many years have passed since the first spaceflight, and in addition to the enormous technological progress, the level of understanding of human physiology in space is also increasing. The presented paper aims to summarize the recent research findings on the influe...
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| author | Marcin Tomsia Julia Cieśla Joanna Śmieszek Szymon Florek Agata Macionga Katarzyna Michalczyk Dominika Stygar Dominika Stygar |
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| description | Space has always fascinated people. Many years have passed since the first spaceflight, and in addition to the enormous technological progress, the level of understanding of human physiology in space is also increasing. The presented paper aims to summarize the recent research findings on the influence of the space environment (microgravity, pressure differences, cosmic radiation, etc.) on the human body systems during short-term and long-term space missions. The review also presents the biggest challenges and problems that must be solved in order to extend safely the time of human stay in space. In the era of increasing engineering capabilities, plans to colonize other planets, and the growing interest in commercial space flights, the most topical issues of modern medicine seems to be understanding the effects of long-term stay in space, and finding solutions to minimize the harmful effects of the space environment on the human body. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0bdfeaf724dc47939b6cc9c6c05021912024-02-13T04:27:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2024-02-011510.3389/fphys.2024.12846441284644Long-term space missions’ effects on the human organism: what we do know and what requires further researchMarcin Tomsia0Julia Cieśla1Joanna Śmieszek2Szymon Florek3Agata Macionga4Katarzyna Michalczyk5Dominika Stygar6Dominika Stygar7Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandSchool of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandSchool of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandSchool of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandSchool of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandSLU University Animal Hospital, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenSpace has always fascinated people. Many years have passed since the first spaceflight, and in addition to the enormous technological progress, the level of understanding of human physiology in space is also increasing. The presented paper aims to summarize the recent research findings on the influence of the space environment (microgravity, pressure differences, cosmic radiation, etc.) on the human body systems during short-term and long-term space missions. The review also presents the biggest challenges and problems that must be solved in order to extend safely the time of human stay in space. In the era of increasing engineering capabilities, plans to colonize other planets, and the growing interest in commercial space flights, the most topical issues of modern medicine seems to be understanding the effects of long-term stay in space, and finding solutions to minimize the harmful effects of the space environment on the human body.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1284644/fullastronautscosmic radiationlong-term space missionmicrogravityspace physiology |
| spellingShingle | Marcin Tomsia Julia Cieśla Joanna Śmieszek Szymon Florek Agata Macionga Katarzyna Michalczyk Dominika Stygar Dominika Stygar Long-term space missions’ effects on the human organism: what we do know and what requires further research Frontiers in Physiology astronauts cosmic radiation long-term space mission microgravity space physiology |
| title | Long-term space missions’ effects on the human organism: what we do know and what requires further research |
| title_full | Long-term space missions’ effects on the human organism: what we do know and what requires further research |
| title_fullStr | Long-term space missions’ effects on the human organism: what we do know and what requires further research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-term space missions’ effects on the human organism: what we do know and what requires further research |
| title_short | Long-term space missions’ effects on the human organism: what we do know and what requires further research |
| title_sort | long term space missions effects on the human organism what we do know and what requires further research |
| topic | astronauts cosmic radiation long-term space mission microgravity space physiology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1284644/full |
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