Astronauts' brains change shape and position after time in space, study finds

The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.

Spending Time in Space Can Change an Astronaut's Brain Shape and Position, According to Study

On Monday, Jan. 12, findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revealed that ...

Space experiments reveal new way to fight drug-resistant superbugs, scientists say

Scientists discover microgravity in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs by creating unique viral mutations, ...
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Astronauts came back from space with scrambled brains, study shows

A new study has revealed that microgravity reshapes the brain, causing it to shift within the skull, stretching and ...
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Microgravity on space station helps viruses beat drug-resistant bacteria, study shows

A new study has uncovered dynamics of virus-bacteria interactions in the microgravity environment of the International Space ...

Astronauts' Brains Change Shape and Shift While in Space: Study

A new study shows astronauts’ brains change shape and shift positions during stays in space. This research, which found that ...
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What happens to the brain in space? Astronauts show surprising internal changes

MIT researchers report that astronauts’ brain positions change in microgravity, based on MRI scans from space missions ...
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Viruses may be more powerful in the International Space Station's microgravity environment

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...
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Space Florida to study merging NASA, Space Force operations at Cape Canaveral

TALLAHASSEE — As Florida leaders call for moving the nation’s space-agency headquarters to Brevard County, Space Florida is launching a study about how NASA and U.S. Space Force operations could be ...