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Kansas State University

Carl Ade, Kansas State University

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Carl Ade, Kansas State University assistant professor of exercise physiology, and collaborators have found that astronauts' exercise capacity decreases in long-duration spaceflight because the heart and small blood vessels are not as effective at transporting oxygen.

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