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This could lead to more effective therapies and new treatments for muscular dystrophies here. Science minister Amanda Solloway said: "Experiments in space push the frontiers of knowledge and provide real-life benefits for the rest of us back on Earth. "It is astonishing to think that sending worms into space could improve our health and help us lead longer lives. "I am thrilled that UK researchers are leading this effort." Kayser Space has developed the hardware for the experiment. The worms will be housed in culture bags inside 24 matchbox-sized experiment containers, each contai...

Share Led by scientists from the University of Nottingham and the University of Exeter, with hardware designed by Oxford-based Kayser Space, the research team aims to determine the causes of muscle changes during spaceflight and find ways to mitigate these biological changes. Spaceflight is an extreme environment that causes many negative changes to the body, with astronauts losing up to 40 percent of their muscle after six months in space. Based on these changes, spaceflight is regarded as an excellent model to enhance understanding of ageing, inactivity and certain clinical conditions on di...

Worms on a Mission to Research Muscle Loss in Space On Thursday, 3rd June, hundreds of tiny worms are being flown to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an experiment to understand more about human muscle loss and how to prevent it. Funded by the UK Space Agency, a team of scientists led by scientists from Nottingham and Exeter University, with hardware designed by Oxford-based Kayser Space, aims to determine the causes of muscle changes during spaceflight and find ways to mitigate these biological changes. Disco...

Worms are Being Sent Into Space in an Effort to Understand Muscle Loss in Microgravity Thousands of worms are being blasted into orbit as part of a project to understand how muscle atrophy occurs.

Led by scientists from Nottingham and Exeter University, with hardware designed by Oxford-based Kayser Space, a research team aims to determine the...