This article was originally published at The Conversation. Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms ...

A study led by Dartmouth Engineering professors demonstrates a possible new technique for connecting electronic implants with the surface of the brain, as well as a new method for ensuring safe, ...

On Earth, gravity constantly pulls fluids in your body and your brain toward the center of the Earth. In space, that force disappears. Body fluids shift toward the head, which gives astronauts a puffy ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA ...

Rachael Seidler receives funding from NASA. Tianyi Wang received funding from NASA. The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA plans longer space missions, ...