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Infrasound FT 153
Just a point of interest really...
I was reading the FT article about sonic weapons by Jack Sargeant when he mentioned the infrasound research of GH Mohr. Apparently Mohr was able to vibrate particular parts of the human body by exposing it to different frequencies of infrasound. (In a very small nutshell)
The first thing I thought was why the heck doesn't NASA test infrasound for it's effectiveness on astronauts to help preserve bone and muscle mass in zero G? I have read about and witnessed on televison many inventions to help with the zero G deterioration, most of which include centrifuges, and special exercise machines. Never had I noticed anything about infrasound.
So I did what any one oared wingnut Fortean would do... I emailed the head of NASA's Biomedical Research and Countermeasures program. I eventually got this reply.
(Dear Mr. Baker,
Dr. Guy Fogleman forwarded me your email from December 29, 2001, containing your idea to stimulate bone and possibly muscle using subtle vibration. NASA is in fact supporting research that investigates the use of low level vibration in preventing bone loss. Dr. Clinton Rubin at SUNY Stony Brook is the principal investigator for the studies. I have included web addresses below for news releases that describe Dr. Rubin's research using this intervention on turkeys, sheep, mice, rats, and humans for your information (the last two urls are for NASA news releases).
We greatly appreciate your interest in NASA's Biomedical Research and Countermeasures Program. Thanks for taking the time to share your ideas with us. Please feel free to contact us with any other ideas you might have.
Sincerely,
Bruce M. Hather, Ph.D.
Discipline Scientist,
Biomedical Research and Countermeasure Program)
Nature Science Updates: http://www.nature.com/nsu/010809/010809-10.html
MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.com/news/611174.asp?0si=- WebMD: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1728.85890
BBC News:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1480000/1480925.stm
New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991132
Newsday:http://www.newsday.com/news/health/sns-health-osteoporosis.story
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast02nov_1.htm
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast01oct_1.htm
Just a point of interest really...
I was reading the FT article about sonic weapons by Jack Sargeant when he mentioned the infrasound research of GH Mohr. Apparently Mohr was able to vibrate particular parts of the human body by exposing it to different frequencies of infrasound. (In a very small nutshell)
The first thing I thought was why the heck doesn't NASA test infrasound for it's effectiveness on astronauts to help preserve bone and muscle mass in zero G? I have read about and witnessed on televison many inventions to help with the zero G deterioration, most of which include centrifuges, and special exercise machines. Never had I noticed anything about infrasound.
So I did what any one oared wingnut Fortean would do... I emailed the head of NASA's Biomedical Research and Countermeasures program. I eventually got this reply.
(Dear Mr. Baker,
Dr. Guy Fogleman forwarded me your email from December 29, 2001, containing your idea to stimulate bone and possibly muscle using subtle vibration. NASA is in fact supporting research that investigates the use of low level vibration in preventing bone loss. Dr. Clinton Rubin at SUNY Stony Brook is the principal investigator for the studies. I have included web addresses below for news releases that describe Dr. Rubin's research using this intervention on turkeys, sheep, mice, rats, and humans for your information (the last two urls are for NASA news releases).
We greatly appreciate your interest in NASA's Biomedical Research and Countermeasures Program. Thanks for taking the time to share your ideas with us. Please feel free to contact us with any other ideas you might have.
Sincerely,
Bruce M. Hather, Ph.D.
Discipline Scientist,
Biomedical Research and Countermeasure Program)
Nature Science Updates: http://www.nature.com/nsu/010809/010809-10.html
MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.com/news/611174.asp?0si=- WebMD: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1728.85890
BBC News:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1480000/1480925.stm
New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991132
Newsday:http://www.newsday.com/news/health/sns-health-osteoporosis.story
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast02nov_1.htm
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast01oct_1.htm
