Dr Neal W. Pollock (left) and Dr Richard D. Vann
Dr Neal W. Pollock (left) and Dr Richard D. Vann

Preventing decompression sickness in astronauts

A research team at the Duke University Hyperbaric Centre, (North Carolina, USA) has won a Johnson Space Center (JSC) Group Achievement Award from NASA. The Durham-based team comprising Dr Neal W Pollock, Dr Richard Vann, Mike Natoli and Dr Richard Moon developed an in-suit light exercise pre-breathe regimen to prevent decompression sickness from developing in astronauts.