Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage.

From causing muscle loss to raising the risk of blood clots, long-haul space missions can have a profound impact on the human ...

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a study finds, furthering the understanding of the possible effects of ...

New research has identified yet another way that spaceflight tampers with the human body. A study involving samples flown on ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage. USC ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but ...

The rigors of space travel could accelerate changes in the human body usually associated with aging. According to a new study ...

The body has an intricate system to defend against infections where each type of immune cell plays a distinct role. Now, a ...

Researchers took stem cells from bone marrow and found that after a little over a month in space, the functions of those ...

This may help treat chronic wounds or diabetic ulcers—and one day maybe degenerative diseases, nerve damage and bone ...

Researchers from the University of California San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute have discovered that spaceflight ...

Researchers monitored human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, responsible for producing all blood cells, from the bone ...