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New insights on Health effects of Long-duration Space Flight

snow-capped peaks of the Andes Mountains, seen from the International Space Station
The snow-capped peaks of the Andes Mountains in southern Chile are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited above South America in November 2020. Photo: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Among the new findings, the research team found that chronic oxidative stress during spaceflight contributed to the telomere elongation they observed. They also found that astronauts had shorter telomeres after spaceflight than they did before.

The historic NASA Twins Study investigated identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly and provided new information on the health effects of spending time in space.

Colorado State University Professor Susan Bailey was one of more than 80 scientists across 12 universities who conducted research on the textbook experiment; M...

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