Long duration spaceflight is associated with an increased risk of urolithiasis, and the pain
caused by urinary calculi could result in loss of human performance and mission objectives …

Bone demineralization, dehydration, and stasis put astronauts at an increased risk of
forming kidney stones in space. The incidence of kidney stones and the potential for a …

In space, the special conditions of microgravity and exposure to cosmic radiation make
substantial alterations compared to terrestrial circumstances to the human body and organ …

An analytical Population Balance Equation model is developed and used to assess the risk
of critical renal stone formation for astronauts during future space missions. The model uses …

Bone demineralization, dehydration and stasis put astronauts at increased risk of forming
kidney stones in space. The color-Doppler ultrasound “twinkling artifact,” which highlights …

The coming decades are poised to usher in an era of commercial spaceflight and extended
duration missions beyond low-earth orbit. Urologic challenges and conditions have been …

An analytic Population Balance Equation model is used to assess the efficacy of citrate,
pyrophosphate, and augmented fluid intake as dietary countermeasures aimed at reducing …

Renal stone disease is not only a concern on the Earth but could conceivably pose a serious
risk to the astronauts' health and safety in Space. In this study, a combined transport-kinetics …

Bone loss continues to be a concern in spaceflight, with some crew members depicting local
losses of up to 25% within a 6-month mission. Possible causes are direct or indirect effects …

Space is a hostile environment for life and can induce profound changes in the physiology of
astronauts. These changes mainly result from space radiation exposure, microgravity, the …