AIIMS, Indian Space Research Organization Ink Space Medicine Agreement

New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Indian Space Research Organization’s Manned Space Flight Center on Monday signed a collaboration agreement for space medicine, opening the door to research on how the human body behaves in space and how these insights can improve healthcare on Earth.The collaboration establishes a framework for ground- and space-based research in areas such as human physiology, cardiovascular and autonomic regulation, musculoskeletal health in microgravity, microbiome and immunology, genomics and biomarkers, and behavioral health. Artificial intelligence management system Director Professor M Srinivas said the collaboration will open up new frontiers in medical research.