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DavidDvorkin

(19,404 posts)
Mon Dec 31, 2012, 09:51 PM Dec 2012

Study shows space travel is harmful to the brain

As if space travel was not already filled with enough dangers, a new study out today in the journal PLOS ONE shows that cosmic radiation – which would bombard astronauts on deep space missions to places like Mars – could accelerate the onset of Alzheimer's disease.


http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uorm-hwh122712.php



Maybe we'll have to use robots for most space exploration, after all.
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Study shows space travel is harmful to the brain (Original Post) DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 OP
Well that conclusion is a no-brainer. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #1
Heh. randome Dec 2012 #3
Cosmic rays are charged particles Confusious Dec 2012 #2
How far did Republicans travel to get here?! DJ13 Dec 2012 #4
Not judging this study, but Plos One is not a very good source Peregrine Dec 2012 #5

Peregrine

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5. Not judging this study, but Plos One is not a very good source
Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:18 PM
Dec 2012

They are very lax in what they include in the "publication." Expecting scientists to do their editing job for them. They have more than their fair share of retractions, and they have become a place to publish alt medicine tripe such as acupuncture. They are a pay to publish on-line open access journal.

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