Study Finds Space Travel Rapidly Accelerates Biological Aging, Raising Mars Mission Concerns

Human stem cells age more rapidly in space, study finds

While scientists are still working to understand the effects an extended trip to space can have on the human body, research in recent years has suggested that astronauts may experience some pretty dramatic changes on both the physiological and psychological levels. In the latest study led by a team at University of California San Diego, researchers found signs of accelerated aging in human stem cells that spent roughly a month in space. The rese…

Space travel may accelerate the aging of stem cells by as much as 10 fold, study says

Traveling to space is brutal on the body.

Spaceflight activates ‘dark genome’ in human cells, researcher says

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a new study has found, furthering scientists’ understanding of the potential effects of space exploration on the human body.

Space accelerates cellular aging in astronauts

Spaceflight accelerates aging in blood stem cells, raising health risks for astronauts and offering insights into human aging.

Stem cells age faster in space, study reveals

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a study finds, furthering the understanding of the possible effects of space exploration on the human body.

Going to space could speed up biological ageing, NASA study finds

Human blood cells that were sent into space began losing their ability to make healthy new cells, in a sign of accelerated ageing, the study found.