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Published online 21 May 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010524-3

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Jet setting drains brain

Years of long-haul travel shrivels parts of the brain.

Flying becomes even more dangerous this week. Even if you survive the in-flight food and seat-induced deep vein thrombosis, repeated jet lag without time to recover could shrink bits of your brain, research shows1.

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