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Jacksonville Doctor's Research to Aid NASA's Space Bone Studies

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Jacksonville Doctor's Research to Aid NASA's Space Bone Studies
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Jacksonville doctor Dr. Abba Zubair is leading research at Mayo Clinic that will be used by NASA during its upcoming space mission to study how microgravity affects bone-forming stem cells, aiming to develop treatments for bone loss conditions like osteoporosis and improve astronaut health during long spaceflights.

Topics:top-newsscience#bone-loss#mayo-clinic#microgravity#nasa#science#space-mission
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  1. ‘Dream come true’: Jacksonville doctor’s research to be used by NASA in space to study bone mass  News4JAX
  2. VIDEO: Stem cells head to space  KIRO 7 News Seattle

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