Department
Canadian Space AgencyAmount
$798.3K
Province
ONType
Contribution
Agreement Number
003-2017-2018-Q3-03582
Purpose
Vascular Aging Building on previous work (Vascular, Vascular Echo), this experiment will study the roles of weightlessness, nutrition, physical activity and radiation on the cardiovascular system and the onset of insulin resistance on orbit. The study will contribute to the development of countermeasures to maintain astronaut health during long space flights and will help improve health and quality of life here on earth.
University of Waterloo|Université de Waterloo × Canadian Space Agency
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