When NASA enlisted the help of Stephan Moll, MD, to help treat an astronaut in space with deep vein thrombosis, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine hematologist leveraged technology to ...

A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel alters gene expression in a way that impacts the immune system. Astronaut study sheds light on what makes them get sick more easily in space MARY ...

Living in microgravity changes the human body — and usually for the worse. Bone density decreases, muscles atrophy, and eyes swell, to name a few of the physical side effects of long-duration ...

Aboard the International Space Station, astronauts work to study how the microgravity atmosphere affects human health, such as muscle development and bone structure. As part of a project to look at ...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers inserts a cryogenic storage unit, called a dewar, containing blood samples collected from a crew member into a science freezer for ...

Before the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission launch into space, the crew must complete NASA's two-week Health ...

On Wednesday afternoon, a four-person astronaut crew is set to strap into a SpaceX capsule and undock from the International Space Station. A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally back on Earth after spending more than nine months in orbit on the International Space Station, splashing down off the coast of Florida on ...

Five years after their space jaunts, the astronauts appear to be in good cardiovascular health. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

This process is part of a larger project looking at studying how being in space affects the human body. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Living in microgravity changes the human body — and usually for the worse. Bone density decreases, muscles atrophy, and eyes swell, to name a few of the physical side effects of long-duration ...