Brain cells mature faster in space but stay healthy: ISS study

Dec 17, 2024

Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cognition, but little is known about its specific impact on the brain. To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity, Scripps Research scientists, in collaboration with the New York Stem Cell Foundation, sent tiny clumps of stem-cell derived brain cells called "organoids" to the International Space Station (ISS).