AIIMS, ISRO sign historic MoU to boost India's space medicine research

• The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an MoU to advance space medicine research in India.
• M Srinivas, Director (AIIMS), New Delhi, and Dinesh Kumar Singh, Director, Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), ISRO, signed the agreement.
• Collaboration covers human physiology, cardiovascular and autonomic regulation, musculoskeletal health in microgravity, microbiome, genomics, and behavioural health.
• The partnership aims to strengthen India's human spaceflight capabilities and contribute to the 'Viksit Bharat by 2047' vision.
• This historic step positions India to emerge as a 'Vishwaguru' in space medicine, aligning with the nation's scientific aspirations.