Friday, February 21, 2014

Is There A Link Between Alzheimer's Disease And Space travel?

Little is know about the ultra high-energy cosmic rays that regularly penetrate the atmosphere. J. Yang / NSF 

 Space May Accelerate Alzheimer's In Astronauts -- NBC  

Exposure to radiation levels can zoom up changes in brain, study finds. Radiation in universe might hurt the brains of astronauts in deep universe by accelerating the development of Alzheimer's disease, a modern study on mice suggests. The delve into reveals a further lay bare to facilitate manned deep-space missions to sitting room such as Mars or the asteroids can pose, scientists added. "This study shows representing the chief stage to facilitate exposure to radiation levels equivalent to a mission to Mars can be the source of cognitive problems and zoom up changes in the brain to facilitate are associated with Alzheimer's disease," study author Kerry O'Banion, a neuroscientist next to the University of Rochester Medical Center, held in a statement. 

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My Comment: Maybe so .... but if I had the chance, I would still want to go up into space.

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