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    SCIENTISTS DISCOVER WHY SPACE TRAVEL WEAKENS ASTRONAUTS' IMMUNE SYSTEMS

    Jul 27, 2023 1 minute

    MEDICINE

    A new study shows that space travel changes how the genes in our white blood cells work, preventing them from recognising and combating infections.

    “These results are important considerations of the risks to health during spaceflight and space.

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