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An Ottawa study has found that most astronauts recover the enormous number of red blood cells they lose during extended periods in space within 41 days of being back on Earth.

A study of 14 astronauts suggests that while space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, the body can eventually replenish them back on Earth with the help of fat stored in the bone marrow. The study, published in Nature Communications, has important implications for health in space and on Earth