Though space travel marks the advancement of mankind, it’s still hard on the body, according to a study that looks at its wear-and-tear on the visceral organs, namely the kidneys.
Nature Communications, the peer-reviewed science journal, published the study titled “Cosmic kidney disease: an integrated panomic, physiological and morphological study into spaceflight-induced renal dysfunction.”
The study, published on June 11, examines the effects of microgravity and galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) on the body using biological data gathered from rodents and humans.
According to the study, analysis samples were taken from 11 mice and five humans exposed to space flight. In addition, samples were taken from one rat exposed to simulated microgravity and four mice exposed to cosmic radiation....
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