What NASA Twins Study Reveals about Aging with Brinda Rana PhD UCSD Stein Institute

Published: May 22, 2017, 9:13 p.m.

Brinda Rana PhD is participating in the analysis of data from the NASA Twins Study that focused on identical twins Scott and Mark Kelly.\xa0 Scott recently become the first US astronaut to spend a year in space while Mark, also an astronaut, remained on earth.\xa0 The study is beginning to shed light on the physical effects of extremely stressful space travel which seem to correlate to the aging process and the onset of certain diseases.\xa0 In addition to learning about how the human body might respond to a long trip to Mars, scientists are also learning about how to identify molecular markers for better treatment and prevention of diseases on earth.\xa0

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Stein Institute for Research on Aging UCSD

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