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May 13, 2021 02:08 pm GMT
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Space travel can literally shrink your heart
A recent paper from the scientific journal Circulation, "Cardiac Effects of Repeated Weightlessness During Extreme Duration Swimming Compared With Spaceflight," has published new findings on the impact of space travel on human hearts. When astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth after nearly a year at the International Space Station, his heart had apparently shrunk by more than 25% of its original mass. — Read the rest
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