Searching for Drugs to fight Bone Loss

• BioServe Space Technologies and Chiron Inc. have conducted several space experiments.

• The resulting drugs will not only counter bone loss on Earth but will also aid long term human spaceflight.

Osteoporosis is a serious concern to post-menopausal women,

the annual US cost is $3.8B

The

yellow

areas show

bone growth

that occurred in space.

• Osteoporosis decreases bone mass resulting in fragile bones which can break easily. This changes is mimicked and accelerated in the space environment.

• Space is used to test candidate drugs, assisting the development of new drugs.

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