🚀 Stem Cells Age Much Faster in Space
Scientists from the University of California, San Diego have discovered that spaceflight significantly accelerates the molecular aging of the body.
The researchers sent stem cells to the ISS and continuously monitored them, analyzing the changes with AI-imaging tools.
🚀 Results
After 1.5 months, under the influence of low gravity and cosmic radiation, cells showed signs of multiple DNA damage, inflammation, and mitochondrial stress. The ability to produce healthy new cells also declined, which provokes the risks of immune failure and age-related diseases.
However, when these cells were moved to a healthy environment, some of the damage began to disappear. Therefore, Scientists believe we may be able to make old cells young again.
This data will help better protect the health of astronauts on long-term space missions and advance the treatment of cancer and age-related diseases. The same team is already testing in space the effect of a drug they have developed to treat at least four of the most aggressive types of cancer.
