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What home-healthcare can learn from space health

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Dorit Donoviel, director of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), discusses how new innovations originally designed for space have found their way into our homes.

 

Advancing research into effects of solar radiation on blood cell count

Drew Glaser, postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Davis, talks about her research using microfluidics technology to simulate conditions that occur in space.
 

Deep space travel's impact on cognitive health

Susanna Rosi, professor of physical therapy at UCSF, discusses how data from her research on animals can help assess cognitive health risks of deep space travel.
 

How TRISH funds startups researching space health, Earth health

Lisa Suennen, chair of the strategic advisory board of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), talks about ways for startups to apply for grants to help accelerate product development.

 

The 'intellectual challenge' faced in configuring deep space travel

Dr. Dan Lowenstein, executive vice chancellor and provost at UCSF, discusses how focusing on the health of humans leaving the planet pushes our current capabilities.