Flung into freefall for months on end, our bodies adjust in ways that makes for a long list of health concerns for space travelers.
The latest evaluation of microgravity's warping effect on our biology focuses on the spaces surrounding the blood vessels that weave through our brain, revealing concerning changes that remain with astronauts between missions.Researchers from across the US compared a series of magnetic resonance image scans of 15 astronaut brains taken prior to a six-month stay on the International Space Station, and up to six months after their return.
Among the pool of veteran astronauts, there appeared to be little difference in the sizes of perivascular spaces in the two scans taken prior to the mission and the four taken after.Oregon Health & Science University neurologist Juan Piantino. on brain tissues and their fluid volumes have found they're slow to recover from a stint in space, with some changes persisting for a year or more.into space in their lifetime, typically hanging around for roughly six months at a time. Yet as commercialization of a space industry ramps up, this could all change.
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