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06/12/2018 / By David Williams

NASA scientists study how astronauts’ blood changes in microgravity

There is a long-standing assumption that astronauts somehow develop some type of “space anemia” that affects them as they venture out into space, mainly due to results from blood tests that are taken after they land back on Earth. However, there hasn’t been any comprehensive data on this phenomenon. And so, a team of researchers […]

01/03/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Balanced potassium levels found to be critical to circadian rhythm processes, including sleep

Like other cells in the body, red blood cells follow circadian rhythms (24-hour biological clocks). These circadian rhythms alter cell activity from day to night. But unlike other cells, red blood cells do not have DNA. Red blood cells also lack the “clock genes” which control rhythms. It was a mystery when it came to […]

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