Space Study Reveals New Astronaut Vision Concerns

HOUSTON — Human space travelers may have more than rising intraocular pressures to be concerned about when it comes to their eyesight, according to a NASA-funded study of mice that revealed profound changes in eye structure and gene expression after just 13 days in space. The study of 18 mice aboard...

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