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Space travel doesn’t affect the strength of heart muscle cells, study finds Person exercising on a treadmill inside a space station module, secured by a harness, with another person visible floating in the background.

Space travel doesn’t affect the strength of heart muscle cells, study finds

UChicago-led research on cells from mice that had been on the International Space Station for more than a month suggests astronaut hearts can withstand longer trips

Aug 12, 2026
Surprising study finds primate neurons have fewer synapses than mice in visual cortex Illustration of a yellow monkey holding a red mouse

Surprising study finds primate neurons have fewer synapses than mice in visual cortex

UChicago, Argonne National Laboratory study finds mouse neurons have two to five times more synapses

Sep 21, 2021
Antibiotic treatment slows Alzheimer’s symptoms in male mice Alzheimer's disease

Antibiotic treatment slows Alzheimer’s symptoms in male mice

May 20, 2019
Skin grafts protect mice from lethal cocaine doses Mouse

Skin grafts protect mice from lethal cocaine doses

Sep 17, 2018

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