The VHI Women's Mini Marathon is on this week, and on this episode of Show Me The Science, Professor Luke O'Neill takes a look at the science of Exercise.

• Why is exercise good for us?

• What are the current guidelines?

• Is housework as good as a run for your heart?

• The impact on the brain after exercising.

• And how exercise can benefit your mental health.

This week on Show Me The Science, Professor Luke O'Neill takes a look at the science of the gut microbiome, how the health of your gut is important for your health overall and new findings on bacteria and cancers.

This week on Show Me The Science, Professor Luke O'Neill takes a look at the science of saunas.

How does taking a sauna benefit your health and mood, and exactly how much time should you spend in a sauna?

This week on Show Me The Science, Professor Luke O'Neill takes a look at the science of sibling rivalry.

Does the order you come in your family influence your wealth and health prospects for life?

This week on Show Me The Science, Professor Luke O'Neill takes a look at the science of the human bone and diseases of the bone, including osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

This week on Show Me The Science, Professor Luke O'Neill takes a look at the skin condition psoriasis.

Psoriasis causes red patches of skin which are dry and flaky. It's prevalent on areas such as your scalp, elbows or knees. But you can get it anywhere on your body, and it's estimated that 5% of the population have some form of it.

Luke has worked on this topic, and also has psoriasis...

This week, the Artemis Moon Mission, the first moon mission in over 50 years, landed safely back on Earth.

On July 20th, 1969, Luke O’Neill was 5 years of age. He remembers vividly watching Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin Jr landing on the Moon, and that inspired him to become a scientist.

He filled up his copy books, after watching the landing, with rocket ships.

There is a lot to talk about surrounding this mission:

• What was the immunology research conducted?

• How are astronauts affected by space radiation exposure?

• What are the health risks?

Find out on this weeks podcast!

We as humans have been listening to music for over forty thousand years, and recent research has shown that music is really beneficial for us.

So, on this week's episode, Professor Luke O'Neill looks at four benefits you can get from music!