Leveraging Microgravity to Improve Medicines

iss041e055423 (October 03, 2014) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alex Gerst is working on the Drug Metabolism experiment. This experiment investigates whether the diabetic drug Metformin, which reduces blood sugar and cholesterol, can also act as an anti-cancer medication. Since drugs behave differently in space, studying their effects in microgravity could reveal how they interact with specific tissues and enhance their effectiveness.