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Time in space may stretch worm lifespan

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Scientists studying loss of bone and muscle mass among astronauts find that spaceflight’s effects on microscopic worms may help them live longer.

The researchers discovered that spaceflight suppresses accumulation of toxic proteins that normally accumulate within aging muscle.

In addition, they report that a group of genes are expressed at lower levels during spaceflight. When the expression of these same genes was lowered in the worms back on Earth, they lived longer.

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