Humans have been heading into space to explore beyond earth for decades already. But when we head beyond our own atmosphere, what happens to our immune system?

In this episode, we dive into astro-immunology: a sub-field of immunology that focuses on how our immune system responds to spaceflight.

Let's dive in!


Key reference:

Winer D.A. et al. Astroimmunology: the effects of spaceflight and its associated stressors on the immune system. Nat Rev Immunol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-025-01226-6

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