"Astronauts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Members of spacecraft crew including those who travel in space, and those in training for space flight.
| Descriptor ID |
D018480
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.173
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Astronauts".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Astronauts" by people in this website by year, and whether "Astronauts" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Astronauts" by people in Profiles.
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Wound-healing and onboard care during long-duration human deep space exploration from a surgical perspective through the lens of a scoping review. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2025 Sep; 13(5):102249.
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Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) and its countermeasures. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2025 May; 106:101340.
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Development of Progressively Earth-Independent Medical Operations to Enable NASA Exploration Missions. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):95S-103S.
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Utilizing Martian samples for future planetary exploration-Characterizing hazards and resources. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jan 14; 122(2):e2404251121.
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Impact of Spaceflight on Upper Extremity Orthopedic Health. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024 Oct; 95(10):777-783.
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Safety protocols, precautions, and countermeasures aboard the International Space Station to prevent ocular injury. Surv Ophthalmol. 2025 Sep-Oct; 70(5):1003-1012.
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The Case for Bisphosphonate Use in Astronauts Flying Long-Duration Missions. Cells. 2024 08 13; 13(16).
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Molecular and physiological changes in the SpaceX Inspiration4 civilian crew. Nature. 2024 Aug; 632(8027):1155-1164.
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Selecting Medical Conditions Relevant to Exploration Spaceflight to Create the IMPACT 1.0 Medical Condition List. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2023 Jul 01; 94(7):550-557.
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Cardiac function, structural, and electrical remodeling by microgravity exposure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2023 01 01; 324(1):H1-H13.