Houston we have a problem: Microgravity accelerates biological aging
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 13:31
in Psychology & Sociology
As nations strive to put humans farther into space for longer periods of time, the real loser in this new space race could be the astronauts themselves. That's because experiments conducted on the International Space Station show that microgravity accelerates cardiovascular disease and the biological aging of these cells.