Traveling to Mars to turn young bodies into old people?

Long flights into space may be associated with the process of accelerating the aging of the human immune system, making young people own bodies like the elderly, according to a new study.

Long flights into space have been found to cause harm to the human body, including loss or impairment of muscles and bones. A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology for Federation of American Societies (Faseb) warns that missions to bring people to Mars now need to develop ways to combat negative effects on the immune system in order to Keep the crew healthy.

According to French researchers, traveling to Mars can make the human body extremely fast.(Artwork: Daily Mail)

The study was conducted by many French research agencies, including Lorraine University in Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy. The team used an Earth-based model called HU to simulate some of the effects of space-based flight on mice, including hanging the mouse's hind legs suspended in the air. , while their front legs are still on the ground.

They discovered that mice with low gravity status experienced changes in the production of B lymphocytes in the bone marrow similar to those observed in older mice living in Normal conditions on Earth. In it, B lymphocytes have been recognized as an important part of the human immune system.

People are also thought to experience similar effects.

Although the effects of space flight on the human immune system have been known before, the study is the first to show that the method of testing on Earth like HU can be useful, Help us better understand them. The team claims that their models could be used to test or develop molecules or chemicals that could improve the immune response in astronauts.

Dr. Gerald Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief of Faseb Magazine, emphasized: "Traveling to Mars and beyond promises to be a great task, requiring contributions from almost every field of science. For Biologists and medical researchers, understanding how gravity changes affecting our immune system in space missions can now be done right on Earth. "