NASAs robotic engineers have worked alongside therapists to develop the device, which has highly sensitive sensors that collect up to 24 different data readings of the patient's activity. The device, connected to a computer, displays the information on the screen for the therapist to monitor. The probe is a small, disposable needle with multiple sensors. I had a hunch astronomy might be a way to help tear down the walls, not just mental and emotional, but literally the physical walls that separate the residents of Delta from the outside world. It is the fourth leading cause of disease in the U.S., killing more than 160,000 Americans each year.
Diabetes treatments account for one-seventh of the nations health care costs.
Although NASA does not have a diabetes research program, the Agency is conducting research that has an impact on the fight against diabetes. Best of all, it's virtually painless. Clinical trials of sensor to detect cancer and monitor treatment. Technology used to measure airflow over airplane wings is now used to easily and accurately monitor fetal heart. Astronaut Cady Coleman presented a pink breast cancer awareness ribbon that she wore in space to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.