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Hubertus Strughold (1898–1987), a former Nazi physician and physiologist, was brought to the United States after World War II as part of Operation Paperclip. [6] He first coined the term "space medicine" in 1948 and was the first and only Professor of Space Medicine at the School of Aviation Medicine (SAM) at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
The journal was first published, under the title Journal of Aviation Medicine [3] in 1930. In 1959 the title changed to Aerospace Medicine, [4] was renamed Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine in 1975, [5] and acquired its current name in 2015. It is often referred to as "the blue journal" by its subscribers.
Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine - A peer reviewed monthly publication that was published from 1975 to 2015 and is indexed in PubMed. ( ISSN 0095-6562 ) Aerospace medicine - The preceding journal to Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine was published from 1959 to 1974.
Life Sciences in Space Research is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astrobiology, origins of life, life in extreme environments, habitability, effects of spaceflight on the human body, radiation risks, and other aspects of life sciences relevant in space research. It was established in 2014 and is published by Elsevier.
Project Apollo in the late 1960s to early 1970s began the use of using medicine bags, which came with commonly-used drugs for motion sickness and pain relief in oral form (tablets and capsules) as well as a nasal spray. [3] The Mercury Project was one of the first space expeditions to take medicine delivery to outer space.
Since the risk of cardiovascular disease increases as people age, research on these diseases has become more important for space agencies - especially for long-term space missions. Other medical emergencies that have been observed in space include cases of urological [6] [7] and dental emergencies, [8] [9] as well as behavioural and psychiatric ...
In-flight Medical events for U.S. Astronauts during the Space Shuttle Program (STS-1 through STS-89, April 1981 to January 1998) [2] Medical Event or System by ICD9* Category Number Percent of Total Space adaptation syndrome 788 42.2 Nervous system and sense organs 318 17.0 Digestive system 163 8.7 Skin and subcutaneous tissue 151 8.1
[80] [81] In the first 28 U.S. Space Shuttle flights (2–11 d duration), serum insulin levels (n = 129) were elevated by 55% on landing day compared to before flight. [82] Russian space life science investigators reported two-fold or greater increases in insulin levels in three cosmonauts within 1 day after they returned from a 237-d flight. [83]