Visitors to the NASA Task Book can view project descriptions, annual progress, final reports, and bibliographical listings of publications resulting from NASA-funded studies in Space Biology, Physical Sciences, and Human Research. Visitors can also learn about the potential impact of these studies and the anticipated benefits that such research could offer to Earth.
This image shows brain tissue enhancement at various time delays after gadolinium contrast injection. This is the current gold standard approach for studying glymphatic function in human participants. Source : Richmond et al. (2023). Quantification approaches for magnetic resonance imaging following...
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) occurs when blood cells harboring an advantageous mutation propagate faster than others. These mutations confer a risk for hematological cancers and cardiovascular disease, and can sometimes be related to spaceflight (right), and then propagate into more abundant cell popul...
Micro computerized tomography (uCT) scout view scan of an E18 fetus. Credit: H. Allaway. Courtesy image submitted to Task Book.
Eosin-stained rodent bone microscopy slide for assessment of marrow adipose tissue. The slide was viewed using BioQuant Osteo software with a 20x microscope lens. Credit: H. Allaway. Courtesy image submitted to Task Book.
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Courtesy image submitted to Task Book. Credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute/Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
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The Naval Medical Research Unit Dayto (NAMRU-D)'s Disorientation Research Device (DRD, or "Kraken") will be used to simulate the gravity transition and flight dynamics to assess countermeasures for piloted lunar landing. Courtesy image submitted to Task Book.