Space exploration activity has been increasing. In turn, researchers are more interested than ever in uncovering more about how space travel affects human health and the progression of disease.

Mayo Clinic physician and researcher Dr. Abba Zubair's work combines two passions—medicine and space—for the benefit of astronauts and people on Earth. His research in space is yielding discoveries in ...

[The following is a guest editorial written by Dr Lex van Loon, an assistant professor at the Australian National University and the University of Twente in the Netherlands. He is co-author of a new ...