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Dr. Benjamin Levine
Dr. Levine is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM) at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where he also holds the S. Finley Ewing Chair for Wellness and the Harry S. Moss Heart Chair for Cardiovascular Research. He is Professor of Internal Medicine/Cardiology and Distinguished Professor of Exercise Sciences at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Levine earned his B.A. magna cum laude in Human Biology from Brown University and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School.
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We don’t know how bad the effects might be on a longer flight, like a two-year Mars operation. It would be a disaster if astronauts had such severe impairments that they couldn’t see what they’re doing and it compromised the mission.
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High-tech sleeping bag could solve vision issues in spaceA subtle smile emerged on Dr. James Leidner’s face as he envisioned telling people of the unusual contribution he made to mankind’s mission to Mars.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Cardiologist, Distinguished Professorship in Exercise Sciences