"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".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Astronauts".
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Astronauts" by people in Profiles.
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Targeting hippocampal neurogenesis to protect astronauts' cognition and mood from decline due to space radiation effects. Life Sci Space Res (Amst). 2022 Nov; 35:170-179.
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Physical Training for Long-Duration Spaceflight. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2015 12; 86(12 Suppl):A14-A23.
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Optic disc edema in an astronaut after repeat long-duration space flight. J Neuroophthalmol. 2013 Sep; 33(3):249-55.
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Musculoskeletal injuries and minor trauma in space: incidence and injury mechanisms in U.S. astronauts. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2009 Feb; 80(2):117-24.
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Breast cancer and spaceflight: risk and management. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007 Apr; 78(4 Suppl):A26-37.
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Ionizing radiation-induced bioeffects in space and strategies to reduce cellular injury and carcinogenesis. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007 Apr; 78(4 Suppl):A67-78.
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Genitourinary issues during spaceflight: a review. Int J Impot Res. 2005 Dec; 17 Suppl 1:S64-7.
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Physical demands and injuries to the upper extremity associated with the space program. J Hand Surg Am. 2004 May; 29(3):359-66.
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Space radiation and cataracts in astronauts. Radiat Res. 2001 Nov; 156(5 Pt 1):460-6.