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OKIsItJustMe

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5. They've known there are risks associated with cosmic radiation

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 01:12 PM

Jan 2013

What is news is this particular risk.

[font face=Serif][font size=3]… The study out today for the first time examines the potential impact of space radiation on neurodegeneration, in particular, the biological processes in the brain that contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. …[/font][/font]

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Houston, We Have Another Problem—Study Shows that Space Travel is Harmful to the Brain [View all] OKIsItJustMe Jan 2013 OP

this isn't news. They've known for a decade about this risk ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2013 #1

They've known there are risks associated with cosmic radiation OKIsItJustMe Jan 2013 #5

Remember the good old days of space travel thelordofhell Jan 2013 #2

As a little kid my dream was to go into space. Speck Tater Jan 2013 #3

A new fashion craze will emerge IDoMath Jan 2013 #4

As Tin Foil Hats enjoy an unexpected comeback! ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2013 #6

Not dense enough IDoMath Jan 2013 #7

There's a way around almost anything Phoonzang Jan 2013 #8

I guess that we'll have to cross off Mars as a potential summer vacation spot. (nt) stone space May 2014 #9

That's why Gerard K. O'Neill's space colony designs included a thick layer of radiation shielding LongTomH May 2014 #10

Quick someone tell the republicans!!!! cstanleytech May 2014 #11