Translational Research Institute for Space Health Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

An initiative by Mission Servants Ministry, including Dr Randall Thomas, OD, FAAO, MPH, brings vision care services to families in rural Uganda.

Learn how a TRISH-supported research project is using the space health technologies to bring eye exams directly to patients.

Inside a spacecraft cabin, two individuals float in microgravity while interacting with electronic devices secured to a workstation. One person is leaning over a control surface, using a touchscreen device, while another reviews information on a tablet. Their hair and equipment are suspended due to weightlessness, and the surrounding environment features sleek white panels, seats, and harnesses typical of a crewed space capsule.

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Reinventing remote healthcare on Earth and beyond: synergy between space and terrestrial medicine

March 11, 2026 Center for Space Medicine, NASA, Space Health, Translational Research Institute for Space Health, TRISH

Learn how Translational Research Institute of Space Health is working to solve the health challenges of human deep-space exploration.

An astronaut inside a spacecraft, standing upright in a green sleeping bag-like garment. The compact interior features equipment and controls on the walls and ceiling, with a small window in front letting in light. The image has a fisheye lens effect, creating a slightly distorted perspective.

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Genetics and circadian rhythms: Connecting your DNA to your body’s internal timekeeper

August 12, 2025 circadian rhythm, Genetics, Space Health, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Translational Research Institute for Space Health explore the human genetic variations that determine 24-hour rhythmic gene expression and disease risk.

The image shows a night sky filled with countless stars, with the Milky Way galaxy prominently visible as a bright, dense band of stars stretching diagonally across the space. Silhouettes of trees and a landscape are visible at the bottom of the image, adding depth to the scene.

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Discovery, innovation and opportunity: humanity’s future in space

April 21, 2025 space, Space Health, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

Learn how the knowledge we gain and technologies we innovate in the exploration of our universe have direct applications to life on Earth.

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TRISH researchers developing an innovative medicine to treat topical infections in space

April 17, 2025 Biochemistry and pharmacology, Space Health, Space Medicine, topical infections, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

Researchers with the Translational Research Institute for Space Health and Baylor College of Medicine develop a treatment for topical infections in space.

Astronaut in space looking away from Earth.

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Unlocking innovations: How space health research drives technological advancements on Earth

March 3, 2025 Space Health, Translational Research Institute for Space Health, TRISH

Jimmy Wu and Emily Miedema from the Translational Research Institute for Space Health discuss how space health research drives advances on Earth.

A view of Earth from space, focused on Africa and Europe.

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Space health advancement reaches beyond borders

January 30, 2024 Australia, Center for Space Medicine, Cyprus, Korea, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

Baylor’s Center for Space Medicine recognizes that sharing research and expertise beyond borders can provide benefits to all mankind.

A satellite floating in space with the earth behind it.

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Launching into the ethical dimensions of health research in space

October 19, 2023 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) hosted a workshop on ethics and responsible space health research.

An astronaut taking a space walk with the earth behind them

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Now launching: Space health

September 5, 2023 NASA, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

Learn how the Translational Research Institute for Space Health at Baylor College of Medicine is helping to advance deep-space journeys.

Policywise

Good Ethics to Good Science in Commercial Spaceflight Human Research

January 6, 2023 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Center for Space Medicine, ethics, Research, space, Spaceflight, the Banbury Center of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

The world is watching as the commercial spaceflight industry takes shape. More than ever, Spaceflight Participants – the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) approved term for

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