Stem Cells Take to Space — Stem Cells in Space

NYSCF Collaboration Launches the First 3D Models of Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis to the International Space Station

SpaceX cargo flight CRS-18 took off from Cape Canaveral, bound for the International Space Station (ISS). Aboard for the 250-mile journey were brain cells derived by NYSCF scientists from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Studying these cells in microgravity on the ISS will help researchers uncover possible causes behind both diseases as well as illuminate how time spent in space could affect the cells of healthy astronauts.

What inspired this study? How can stem cells in microgravity help us understand MS and PD? Read more on the NYSCF to find out.