A study conducted by researchers from Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands found that changes in gravity caused by space flight affect the function of many parts of the body, including the brain. The study involved 24 astronauts who were deployed to the International Space Station between 2011 and 2018. Motion sickness-like symptoms were more common during the first week in space, but none of the astronauts reported headaches after returning to Earth.
Changes in gravity caused by space flight affect the function of many parts of the body, including the brain. The brain, which affects balance and posture, has to adapt to the conflict between the signals it is expecting to receive and the actual signals it receives in the absence of normal gravity.
A study conducted by researchers from Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands examined 24 astronauts from the United States, Japan, and Europe who were deployed to the International Space Station between 2011 and 2018. The astronauts spent a combined total of 3,596 days in space. The study involved a pre-flight medical history questionnaire, a daily questionnaire for the first week of their mission, and weekly questionnaires thereafter. Motion sickness-like symptoms were more common during the first week in space, with 21 astronauts experiencing at least one symptom. However, after returning to Earth, none of the astronauts reported headaches in the three months following their space mission
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