00:03these are the shenzhou 18 astronauts currently aboard china's tiangong space station their
00:09mission is diverse but recently the china manned space agency has just announced a series of
00:14successful weightlessness protection experiments in orbit it's well known that space isn't great
00:19for the human body with astronauts experiencing significant amounts of cosmic radiation loss of
00:24muscle mass even their blood is affected however in an attempt to combat bone density loss another
00:29hallmark of weightless space travel these astronauts are experimenting with some new tech
00:34the cmsa has developed a device which stimulates bone fluid flow by vibrating targeted areas of the
00:40body it initiates an interaction between the osteoblast and osteoclasts which are special
00:45cells which help your bones develop and grow this should in theory activate bone growth and increase
00:50bone mass counteracting the effects of space adaptation syndrome in addition they also use
00:56nerve muscle stimulation devices and exercises to prevent muscle atrophy another hallmark of space
01:02dwelling the astronauts are still very much in the data collection phase but their work could
01:06change the daily habits of other space station dwellers in the future
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