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Greyswandir t1_iynaaci wrote

Ok, my NASA friends have got your back! Here is the official NASA roadmap for research about mitigating bone loss related fracture risks, and here is the specific section that discusses prevention mitigation.

Regarding medication they say that since there is a very low chance of a bone breaking on current missions, pharmaceuticals are currently considered a plan B for use on future exploration/longer term missions and their use will be reconsidered/researched as those become more likely.

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