Mini organs launching to space may help future astronauts and humans on Earth stay healthy
The experiment will expose miniature hearts and brains to microgravity and radiation to test whether spaceflight speeds aging, researchers said.
- On Tuesday, Mount Sinai Health System researchers launched miniature organs aboard the SpaceX CRS-35 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with arrival at the International Space Station expected Thursday.
- Astronauts experience accelerated aging as microgravity and radiation negatively affect body systems. Kevin Costa, associate professor of surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, noted six months in space equals about 10 to 20 years of aging on Earth.
- Researchers are sending 16 miniature hearts and peppercorn-sized "miBrains" to test responses to electrical signals, utilizing a fully automated system called CubeLab developed by Space Tango.
- "The research is translating to stuff in space, but it's also translating back to the research we do in the laboratory to help people with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease," Joel Blanchard, associate professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, told ABC News.
- NASA biological and physical sciences director Lisa Carnell said these experiments serve as a starting point for future research beyond low Earth orbit, supporting long-duration missions to the moon and Mars.
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Mini organs launching to space may help future astronauts and humans on Earth stay healthy - Regional Media News
Miniature organs being sent into space for the very first time may soon help scientists understand how spaceflight impacts certain organs and may accelerate aging. In a joint effort by researchers from Mount Sinai, NASA and aerospace company Space Tango, these mini organs will be [...]
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