Channel: What makes it tick?

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: wormscolleen deanemuscle responsemoleculesresearch findingsexplainedspaceresearchmuscleseuropean space agencykennedy space centerclinical trialseuropeexercise testsageingeducationalsending worms to spacemuscle healthkayser italiaspacexuk space agencycaenorhabditis eleganstechnologyc. elegansnasasciencespace flight

Description: Clinical trials have revealed that there is a potential intervention for older adults to keep their muscles healthy. How exactly do we study the effects of ageing and exercise on the human body, and what role can clinical trials play? Join Colleen Deane in the latest episode of her series, Sending Worms to Space, to discover why scientists study worms in space to understand the human ageing process. Find out more sshs.exeter.ac.uk/staff/profile/index.php?web_id=Colleen_Deane Extraterrestrial life science - thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/158-biologist/features/2192-extraterrestrial-life-science Worms in Space Twitter account - twitter.com/worms_space Worms in Space website - mme-spaceworms.com Space muscles study to use tiny worms - bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-43654139 Worms blast into space on rocket to ISS research team - bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-46439428 Space yoga - youtube.com/watch?v=Ta4dhNM3tiQ Space flight experiment using Caenorhabditis elegans aboard the Japanese Experiment Module of the International Space Station - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28725720/?from_term=Szewczyk+NJ+space&from_pos=4 Space flight and Ageing: Reflecting on Caenorhabditis Elegans in Space - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24217152 This series was produced with our partner Pint of Science! Find out more: pintofscience.com WHAT MAKES IT TICK? We want to bring European science & tech to the world. Why do things work the way they do? How has science & technology made in Europe changed the world? Join our community of science and tech lovers to find out. We all want to know how we got where we are today and where we go from here. The answers to these questions form a big jigsaw puzzle. With our stories on European science and tech, we want to help piece it together one video at a time. This channel is a part of our commitment to making the world a better place by sharing knowledge, stimulating critical thinking and spreading the word about amazing European science, technology and groundbreaking innovations. We release new videos every week – subscribe here: youtube.com/channel/UCqw2bfeQMVzyHsUSblohMdw?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with us: Facebook facebook.com/What-makes-it-tick-111179013909134 Twitter twitter.com/HuaweiEU Visit our website: What makes it tick huawei.eu/wmit Huawei Europe huawei.eu HELP US IMPROVE! Suggest a topic: info@huawei.eu