space

Mayo Clinic research is probing the effects of space travel on the health of citizens engaged in a new era of civilian spaceflights. The team led by Andre Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., studied health responses of the Axiom Mission (Ax-1) crew by monitoring the first all-civilian astronaut crew to fly to...

To bring some order to the mayhem and feel more confident at the gym, it's helpful to know the basic code of conduct for gym-goers - easy but important things you can do to keep everyone, including yourself, safe and happy. The gym can be an intimidating place. Besides the grunting and the...

Astronauts may be required to go on a cycle of anabolic steroids to build extra muscle prior to space travel. Anabolic steroids may be demonized for giving competitive athletes an “unfair” advantage but they may soon be glorified as one of the best tools to combat muscle loss in astronauts. And...

You’ve seen people wearing the sometimes-colorful stretchy tape that runs in all different directions. Is it a fashion statement or are there benefits to kinesiology tape? Let’s dig in. Although it may appear to be just another fad in the athletic world, kinesiology tape (or kinesio tape or KT...