Tuesday, August 12, 2014

New study highlights the importance of understanding sleep deprivation in astronauts

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Astronauts Mike Massimino (left) and Michael Good (right) strap in for a night's sleep abo...


The recently-released results of a study carried out by researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, and the University of Colorado have revealed the extent of the sleep deprivation suffered by astronauts over the course of a long-term mission in Earth-orbit. This study and others like it are the result of an increasing effort undertaken by agencies around the world to study the physiological and psychological impacts of a permanent human presence in space. .. Continue Reading New study highlights the importance of understanding sleep deprivation in astronauts



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