Out now @ExpPhysiol from @EnvPhysLabIJS:
Development of and adherence to artificial gravity and resistive vibration exercises during 60 days of hypoxic 6° head-down tilt bed rest: BRAVE study
https://t.co/xWCIHlrMnb
BRAVE Study: Space Science from a Bed Analog in Slovenia 🛰️🛏️
-For 60 days, 24 volunteers lay head-down to mimic microgravity and spaceflight. @ESA’s tests countermeasures to space-induced deconditioning, with big implications for #astronaut health and patient care on Earth.-
Is artificial gravity the key to better countermeasures in spaceflight?
In our latest study, led by Igor Mekjavic and our team, we found that combining artificial gravity with resistance vibration exercise improved muscle strength and increased muscle volume
Igor B. Mekjavic et al. (@JSI_SLO) examine the effect of artificial gravity on the outcome of a two-week resistance vibration exercise programme: BRAVE study.
📖 https://t.co/5BpG4azdGh
Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalo et al. (@karolinskainst, SIMPA, @NorthumbriaUni, @JSI_SLO, MEDES) discuss limited musculoskeletal benefits of artificial gravity combined with cycling during bed rest: results from the BRACE study.
📖 https://t.co/N3GB9teqft
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At a depth of 40 meters underground, students underwent 50 hours of continuous isolation without electronic devices, during which they conducted research on thermoregulation, nutrition, cognitive performance, and hormonal responses, alongside cave exploration and mapping.
Speleo Expedition: The Documentary
This documentary provides an overview of the Speleo Expedition, conducted as part of the Cariculum of the SpaceMed Program, in which students participated in immersive training and research activities within extreme subterranean environments.
We express our appreciation to the Cave Rescue Service of Slovenia (JRS) and the Speleological Association of Slovenia (JZS) for their guidance, expertise, and support throughout the expedition.
This Speleo Expedition enabled students to integrate practical skills, human performance assessment, and operational management, providing a unique opportunity to investigate physiological and cognitive responses under extreme conditions.
Her presence emphasized the importance of ground-based space research in advancing knowledge of human physiology in altered gravity environments and in inspiring future generations of space medicine and life sciences experts.
Thank you, Sunita Williams, for your inspiration!!
✨ Inspiring the next generation of space scientists, we are reminded that when science reaches for the stars, moments like these bring space a little closer to Earth.
We were honored to welcome NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to our Laboratory for Gravitational Physiology.
During her visit, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams officially became an ambassador of the SpaceMed Master’s Programme, an international Erasmus Mundus programme jointly developed by the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School.