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Human Research and Countermeasure Development for Exploration: Fact Sheets
 
Bone and Muscle Physiology in Space

Biopsy: Effect of Prolonged Space Flight on Human Skeletal Muscle
Bisphosphonates: Bisphosphonates as a Countermeasure to Space Flight Induced Bone Loss
CBTM: Commercial Biomedical Testing Module: Effects of Osteoprotegerin on Bone Maintenance in Microgravity
CBTM-2: Commercial Biomedical Test Module - 2
Foot: Foot Reaction Forces Spaceflight
HPA: Hand Posture Analyzer
H-Reflex: Effects of Altered Gravity on Spinal Cord Excitability
Renal Stone: Renal Stone Risk During Spaceflight: Assessment and Countermeasure
Subregional Bone: Subregional Assessment of Bone Loss in the Axial Skeleton in Long-term Space Flight
VIBE: Vibrational Inhibition of Bone Erosion - A Low-Intensity Mechanical Countermeasure to Prohibit Osteoporosis in Astronauts During Long-Term Spaceflight

Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems in Space

Card: Long Term Microgravity: A Model for Investigating Mechanisms of Heart Disease with New Portable Equipment
CCISS: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Control on Return from ISS
Cardiocog-2: Cognitive Cardiovascular Experiment
Midodrine: Test of Midodrine as a Countermeasure Against Post-flight Orthostatic Hypotension
NOA-1: Exhaled Nitric Oxide-1
NOA-2: Exhaled Nitric Oxide-2
PuFF: The Effects of EVA and Long-Term Exposure to Microgravity on Pulmonary Function
Xenon1: Effect of Microgravity on the Peripheral Subcutaneous Veno-Arteriolar Reflex in Humans

Human Behavior and Performance

CASPER: Cardiac Adapted Sleep Parameter Electrocardiogram Recorder
Cult: Cultural Determinations of Co-Working, Performance and Error Management in Space Operations
Interactions: Crewmember and Crew-Ground Interaction During International Space Station Missions
Journals: Behavioral Issues Associated with Isolation and Confinement: Review and Analysis of ISS Crew Journals
Sleep-Long: Sleep-Wake Actigraphy and Light Exposure During Spaceflight-Long
Sleep-Short: Sleep-Wake Actigraphy and Light Exposure During Spaceflight-Short
Special-Event-Meal: Special Event Meal

Immune System in Space

Epstein-Barr: Space Flight Induced Reactivation of Latent Epstein-Barr Virus
Immuno: Neuroendocrine and Immune Responses in Humans During and After Long Term Stay at ISS
Latent Virus: Incidence of Latent Virus Shedding During Space Flight
Leukin: Role of Interleukin-2 Receptor in Signal Transduction and Gravisensing Threshold of T-Lymphocytes

Integrated Physiology Studies

ADUM: Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity
Nutrition: Nutritional Status Assessment
SkinCare: SkinCare

Microbiology in the Space Environment

BASE: Bacterial Acclimation and Adaptation to the Space Environment Conditions
LOCAD-PTS: Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System
Microbe: Effect of Spaceflight on Microbial Gene Expression and Virulence
POEMS: Passive Observatories for Experimental Microbial Systems
SPEGIS: Streptococcus pneumoniae Gene Expression and Virulence Potential in the Space Environment
SWAB: Surface, Water and Air Biocharacterization - A Comprehensive Characterization of Microorganisms and Allergens in Spacecraft Environment
Yeast-GAP: Yeast-Group Activation Packs
YING: Yeast In No Gravity: The Influence of Microgravity on Cellular Adhesion, Biofilm Formation and Invasive Growth in the Model Eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Neurological and Vestibular Systems in Space

ELITE-S2: ELaboratore Immagini Televisive - Space 2
ETD: Eye Tracking Device
Mobility: Promoting Sensorimotor Response Generalizability
PMDIS: Perceptual Motor Deficits in Space
PMZ: Bioavailability and Performance Effects of Promethazine During Space Flight
TRAC: Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities

Radiation Studies

ALTCRISS: Alteino Long Term Cosmic Ray measurements on board the International Space Station
ALTEA: Anomalous Long Term Effects in Astronauts' Central Nervous System
BBND: Bonner Ball Neutron Detector
Chromosome: Chromosomal Aberrations in Blood Lymphocytes of Astronauts
Chromosome-2: Cytogenetic Effects of Ionizing Radiation in Peripheral Lymphocytes of ISS Crewmembers
DOSMAP: Dosimetric Mapping
EVARM: A Study of Radiation Doses Experienced by Astronauts in EVA
MTR-1: Matroshka - 1: Measuring Radiation Hazards in Space
MTR-2: Matroshka - 2: Measuring Radiation Hazards in Space
Stability: Stability of Pharmacotherapeutic and Nutritional Compounds
Torso: Organ Dose Measurement Using the Phantom Torso
UTBI: Under The Background Influence