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Long duration of space travel causes astronaut brain to expand: Study

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Space travel of long durations could lead to permanent changes in brain volume of astronauts as well as deformation of the pituitary gland, warns a study. Published in the journal Radiology, the researchers performed brain MRI on 11 astronauts before they traveled to ISS. The MRI results showed that the long-duration microgravity exposure had caused expansions in combined brain and cerebrospinal fluid volumes of the astronauts.


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