Why do astronauts get sick? Blood samples show space travel affects immunity : Shots
A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel reduces the expression of 100 genes related to the immune system.
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A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel reduces the expression of 100 genes related to the immune system.
A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel reduces the expression of 100 genes related to the immune system.
Weaker immunity increases risk of infectious diseases limiting astronauts' ability to perform work in space, says author
Evidence is growing about the many ways that traveling in the microgravity environment of space tampers with the human body, with new research showing how it dials down the activity of genes in white blood cells crucial to the immune system.
Space travel affects the immune system of NASA and CSA astronauts. A new study revealed the details.