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Author:   Raimondo G. Russo
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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9783032036193

ISBN 10:   3032036194
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   11 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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PART I. The Dawn of the Space Age. .- Chapter 1. Introduction.- chapter 2. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPACE (and of Spatial Medicine).- Chapter 3. ASTRONAUTICS (+COSMIC ENERGY).- PART II. Medicine in Space. .- Chapter 4. PHYSIOLOGY & MICROGRAVITY.- Chapter 5. ASTROPHYSICS & ASTROCHEMISTRY.- Chapter 6. BIOCHEMISTRY & PHARMACOLOGY.- Chapter 7. DRUGS & ASTROPHARMACY.- Chapter 8. HUMAN ANATOMY IN SPACE: EFFECTS ON HEALTH.- Chapter 9. ANESTHESIOLOGY & GYNECOLOGY IN SPACE.- Chapter 10. FORENSIC MEDICINE & CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN SPACE.- Chapter 11. GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE.- PART III. Viruses and Bacteria in Space. .- Chapter 12. MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASE.- PART IV. Pathology in Space. .- Chapter 13. ALTERATIONS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.- Chapter 14. ALTERATIONS OF THE MUSCULOSKETAL SYSTEM.- Chapter 15. ALTERATIONS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.- Chapter 16. ALTERATIONS OF THE ERYTHROPOIETIC SYSTEM and Solar Eruptions.- Chapter 17. ALTERATIONS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.- Chapter 18. ALTERATIONS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM.- Chapter 19. ALTERATIONS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM.- Chapter 20. ALTERATIONS OF KIDNEY FUNCTION.- Chapter 21. DENTAL MATERIAL, Oral and Stomatological Diseases.- Chapter 22. IMPAIRMENT OF EYESIGHT.- Chapter 23. ALTERATION IN THE DAILY CIRCADIAN RHYTHM.- Chapter 24. ALTERATIONS IN RELATIONSHIP LIFE.- PART V. Other Related Information. .- Chapter 25. DOCTORS IN SPACE.- Chapter 26. SPACE, SCIENCE AND MEDICINES Innovation and scientific advice.- Chapter 27. NASA + ISS.- Chapter 28. THE BALANCE SYSTEM.- Chapter 29. SLEEPING & EATING IN SPACE + TELEMEDICINE.- Chapter 30. TELEMEDICINE.- PART VI. The Future. .- Chapter 31. THE FUTURE OF MAN IN SPACE.- Chapter 32. IN CONCLUSION.- Chapter 33. ULTIMATELY.

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Raimondo G. Russo is a medical doctor degreed in Medicine and Surgery in Milano, Italy. He worked in Italy (at Mario Negri Institute) and abroad at NCI Bethesda, MD, USA, Astellas, Leiden The Netherlands, Boehringer Mannheim, AstraZeneca etc. He mainly focused on a few areas complementary to pre-clinical and clinical research: toxicology, oncology, pathophysiology, oncological and respiratory pharmacology, pharmacovigilance and drug safety. He has published scientific articles and holds patents in Italy and in the U.S.A. His interest in past and recent history, combined with dedication to medicine, led him to delve into different aspects related to Medicine such as medical ethics, history of medicine and aerospace medicine.

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