Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Weight Free Laboratory for Alzheimer's Research on International Space Station

International Space Station has agreed to open a laboratory for research of Alzheimer's in weigh free medium. The mind disease is much worse and one new patient is recorded after every 67 seconds in United States. Alzheimer's has been studied in ground labs but cannot lead to success or treatment.

The major dilemma or hurdle during research is impossibility of stimulating brain. When scientists try to regrow or stimulate protein structures that cause this disease in lab, results are not what expected. The chain of proteins that overlap nerves system in mind does not grow full in lab test.


International Space Station has been requested by researchers to assist and provide medium of weigh free. And all nations who has part in Space Station has agrees including Japan, Russia, UK and France.

SABOL has been launched using a private firm's (SpaceX) rocket to Space Station. SABOL is abbreviated from Self Assembly in Biology and Origin of Life. It's like a tube that will carry out experiments. Its results would be sent back to earth for detailed study.

SABOL is basically taking proteins that cause Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Dan Woodard said that experiment will ensure whether proteins grow in weight free medium. If they do that, we will be able to grasp the root cause of this mind disease. This experiment is much vital to trace origins of deadly mind disease.

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