NEW DELHI: Space travel can cause shifts in the gut that might suppress the immune system of astronauts and affect their metabolism, according to a study.
The findings help understand how space missions of long durations could affect health of astronauts, researchers said.
Using genetic technologies, a team of researchers, led by those at Canada’s McGill University, analysed changes in the guts, colons and livers of mice onboard the International Space Station or the ISS over a period of three months.(PTI)
