Microgravity can prove to be helpful for the treatment of diseases like Osteoporosis.
Space science has led to many unique inventions that have changed our lives, such as GPS systems, airpure fires and 3D printers. But apart from this, zero gravity or Microgravity also brings changes in the human body. The astronauts living here become like guinea pigs in terms of fighting diseases. Muscles and bones behave differently in space than on Earth. That is, the study of diseases related to ISS muscle atrophy and bone density that can be fast tracked on Space. Maurer said that the experiments that lasted in Space for months are brought to Earth by transport vehicle where it is ready for analysis.
In the United States alone, about 12 percent of people aged 50 and over develop osteoporosis. Microgravity may be helpful in understanding the behavior, conditions and treatment response to cells responsible for such conditions. Actually, due to zero gravity, conditions slow down compared to Earth, so they are more easy to detect.
Astronauts in the ISS also keep an eye on the health of the Earth. Flying 400 km above the Earth’s surface, they get a better view of Earth’s evolution. In this way, data and pictures related to the development of water, air, greenery and other sources can be easily collected from here. Which can help by gathering information about climate change and its effects. For example, if we get information about storms, floods or other natural disasters before they come, we can save the lives of the people living there.
Along with this, astronauts also do research on how water or liquids behave in space. Studying the movement of liquids in a zero-gravity environment can help in the development of everything from medical devices to systems that transfer heat. Even microgravity makes it easy to know how a mixture of small particles is suspended in a liquid, which is called colloid research. As a result of this, toothpaste and other pharmaceutical products have come into our hands. In so many ways, space research is helping to improve human life and now health improvement has also been added to this.
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