ORLANDO: A recent study regarding Alzheimer’s shows that nerve cells in the brain become strangled when certain proteins become long fibers that accumulate and ultimately strangle the cells. It is in the International Space Station where medical researchers focused on studying Alzheimer’s are working hand in hand with astronauts to check on the roots of the disease.
Researchers have found a way to speed up the accumulation of protein fibers in order to cut down the waiting time for the research. On the space station, the accumulated fibers will not collapse under their own weight, making the location a more suitable place to conduct studies…