Learning aboutspace medicine has provided me with an insight into how not only the physiology of the human body changes with altitude but how a different level of fitness is required in order for a pilot to function at optimal performance.

The UAE and Russia are in discussions for cooperation in long-term experiments on the International Space Station (ISS) inspace medicine and biotechnology, a top Russian space official has said.

Jochen Hinkelbein, president of the German Society of Aviation andSpace Medicine (DGLRM).

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has hosted the fifth edition of its acclaimed annual Aviation Health Conference, accredited for the first time by the International Academy of Aviation andSpace Medicine.

Northumbria University have also previously collaborated with the ESA'sSpace Medicine Office, looking at spinal muscle health.

It is one of a series where Northumbria University has collaborated with the European Space Agency'sSpace Medicine Office to look at spinal muscle health.

Now, lying in bed all day doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all, as French scientists from the Institute forSpace Medicine and Physiology (Medes) are looking for males willing to spend 60 days flat on their backs.

Joan Vernikos is a pioneering medical research scientist who has conducted seminal studies inspace medicine, inactivity physiology, stress and healthy aging.

(3) Department of Endocrinology, Center forSpace Medicine, Bone Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA

In a book chronicling the story of Sovietspace medicine, Dr Vladimir Yazdovsky wrote, "Laika was quiet and charming...