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February 12, 2013

Finding the key to immunity
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 12, 2013
Living in space weakens astronauts' immune systems, researchers have discovered. The findings are providing clues on how to tackle diseases on Earth before symptoms appear. Ever since the first humans ventured into space we have known that astronauts can suffer from common infections that would be quickly dealt with by healthy people on Earth. Until now, it was not clear what was blocking astronauts' immune systems from working normally. In 2006, ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter performed an expe ... read more

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