January 14, 2015

Inner ear keeps bones strong

Alterations of the vestibular system – the part of our inner ear that controls balance – may contribute to bone loss related to both aging and space travel.

By Matthew Correia

January 10, 2013

Simulated Mars mission reveals body’s sodium rhythms

Clinical pharmacologist Jens Titze, M.D., and colleagues have discovered that – in contrast to the prevailing dogma – human sodium levels fluctuate rhythmically with 7-day and monthly cycles.

By Leigh MacMillan