A human mission to Mars: Predicting the bone mineral density loss of astronauts.

A round-trip human mission to Mars is anticipated to last roughly three years. Spaceflight conditions are known to cause loss of bone mineral density (BMD) in astronauts, increasing bone fracture risk. There is an urgent need to understand BMD progression as a function of spaceflight time to minimiz...

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Main Authors: Eneko Axpe, Doreen Chan, Metadel F Abegaz, Ann-Sofie Schreurs, Joshua S Alwood, Ruth K Globus, Eric A Appel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226434