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Florida Scientist Breaks Record for Living 100 Days Underwater as 'Dr. Deep Sea'

Dr. Joseph Dituri, a biomedical engineer and associate professor at the University of South Florida, has broken the Guinness World Record for living underwater for 100 days. The research project, Project Neptune 100, focused on ocean conservation research and studying how compression affects the human body. Dituri hopes his underwater research will benefit the treatment of a variety of illnesses, including traumatic brain injuries. He also used the project as an educational experience for youth and continued teaching his college students virtually while underwater.

via CNN|

#biomedical-engineering #education #guinness-world-record

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Florida Scientist Breaks Record Living Underwater for 100 Days

Dr. Joseph Dituri, a biomedical engineering professor, has broken the world record for living underwater without depressurization by spending 100 days at Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida. The project aimed to learn more about how the human body and mind respond to extended exposure to extreme pressure and an isolated environment and was designed to benefit ocean researchers and astronauts on future long-term missions. Dituri conducted daily experiments and measurements to monitor how his body responded to the increase in pressure over time and interacted with almost 5,000 students from 12 countries.

via PBS NewsHour|

#biomedical-engineering #florida #ocean-research

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Florida Scientist Breaks Record Living Underwater for 100 Days

Dr. Joseph Dituri, a university professor and diving explorer, has set a new record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization, spending 100 days at Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Florida. The project aimed to learn more about how the human body and mind respond to extended exposure to extreme pressure and an isolated environment and was designed to benefit ocean researchers and astronauts on future long-term missions. Dituri conducted daily experiments and measurements to monitor how his body responded to the increase in pressure over time and plans to present findings from Project Neptune 100 at November’s World Extreme Medicine Conference in Scotland.

via NBC News|

#biomedical-engineering #extreme-environment #guinness-world-record

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Florida Scientist Sets Record by Living Undersea for 100 Days

Biomedical engineering professor Joseph Dituri broke the world record for the most days a human has lived underwater, spending 100 days in a special habitat 25 feet below the surface to study how the human body responds to long-term exposure to extreme pressure and whether living in hyperbaric pressure can slow the aging process. Dituri shrank in height by half an inch, got 60-66% REM sleep compared to 40% prior, saw his cholesterol drop by 72 points, and his inflammation go down by 30%. He documented his day-to-day life underwater on Instagram and will present his findings at the World Extreme Medical Conference in November.

via USA TODAY|

#biohacking #human-body #hyperbaric-pressure

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USF Professor Emerges from 100-Day Underwater Experiment.

USF professor Joseph Dituri has broken the world record for the longest time living underwater, spending 100 days in a 100-square-foot lab at Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo. During his mission, Dituri researched how the body and mind react to being in an isolated, confined, and extreme environment for a long period of time. He plans to share his findings and research at the World Extreme Medical Conference in November.

via WUSF Public Media|

#extreme-environment #research #science

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"Florida Professor Shatters World Record for Living Underwater"

Joseph Dituri, a 55-year-old professor at the University of South Florida, broke the world record for the longest time living underwater, surpassing the previous record of 73 days. He plans to stay underwater for an extra three weeks as part of a research project to study how the human body responds to living under extreme pressure. Despite the company and busy schedules, Dituri does long for one thing: sunlight.

via NPR|

#extreme-environments #human-body #research

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"US Man Shatters Record for Living Underwater in Florida"

Joseph Dituri, a Florida university professor, broke the record for the longest time living underwater without depressurisation, residing in Jules’ Undersea Lodge for 74 days. He plans to stay until June 9, when he reaches 100 days and completes an underwater mission dubbed Project Neptune 100, which combines medical and ocean research along with educational outreach. His research includes daily experiments in physiology to monitor how the human body responds to long-term exposure to extreme pressure.

via Al Jazeera English|

#education #marine-science #record-breaking

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Florida Man Sets New World Record for Living Underwater

Joseph Dituri, a university professor, broke the record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization at Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida, on his 74th day of a planned 100-day mission. The previous record of 73 days, two hours and 34 minutes was set by two Tennessee professors at the same location in 2014. Dituri's underwater mission, dubbed Project Neptune 100, combines medical and ocean research along with educational outreach and was organized by the Marine Resources Development Foundation. His research includes daily experiments in physiology to monitor how the human body responds to long-term exposure to extreme pressure.

via KSLA|

#education #florida-keys #marine-biology

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Florida Man and Professor Break Underwater Living Records

Joseph Dituri, a university professor, broke the record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization at Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida, on his 74th day submerged. He plans to stay until June 9, completing his underwater mission dubbed Project Neptune 100, which combines medical and ocean research along with educational outreach. His research includes daily experiments in physiology to monitor how the human body responds to long-term exposure to extreme pressure. Dituri has reached over 2,500 students through online classes in marine science and more with his regular biomedical engineering courses at the University of South Florida.

via WSFA|

#education #florida-keys #marine-biology

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Florida Scientist Sets New Record for Living Underwater

Joe Dituri, a biomedical engineer and US Navy veteran, has broken the world record for the longest time spent living underwater by spending 73 days in a habitat under the sea in Key Largo, Florida. He plans to spend a total of 100 days underwater to conduct research into how well humans can survive in an isolated, confined environment. Dituri aims to return to the surface on June 9 and undergo an in-depth medical examination. He has been documenting his experience on Instagram and YouTube and plans to become a civilian astronaut and travel into space by 2026.

via CNN|

#biomedical-engineering #extreme-environments #research

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"Florida Scientist Sets World Record for Living Underwater"

Joe Dituri, a biomedical engineer and US Navy veteran, has broken the world record for the longest time spent living underwater by spending 73 days in Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida. He plans to spend a total of 100 days underwater to conduct research into how well humans can survive in an isolated, confined environment. Dituri aims to return to the surface on June 9 and undergo an in-depth medical examination. He has been documenting his experience on Instagram and YouTube and plans to take a zero-gravity flight in September as part of his dream to become a civilian astronaut.

via CNN|

#biomedical-engineering #extreme-environments #research

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Florida Man Sets Record for Living Longest Underwater.

Joseph Dituri, a Florida university professor, has broken the world record for the longest time living underwater, surpassing 73 days. He plans to make it to 100 days underwater at Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida, where he has been studying how the human body reacts to living under extreme pressure for long periods of time. His underwater mission, dubbed Project Neptune 100, was organized by the Marine Resources Development Foundation to bring awareness to marine research and conservation efforts.

via CBS News|

#florida #joseph-dituri #marine-research