npj Microgravity

Collection 25 November 2019

Research Highlights: Life Sciences

Explore our collection of research highlights in the life sciences from npj Microgravity. The collection includes articles on biomedical research, microbiology, molecular biology, and plant science.

Biomedical Research

Effects of acute exposures to carbon dioxide on decision making and cognition in astronaut-like subjects
- Robert R. Scully
- Mathias Basner
- Valerie E. Ryder
ArticleOpen Access19 Jun 2019 npj Microgravity
A comparison of exercise interventions from bed rest studies for the prevention of musculoskeletal loss
- Nagarjun N. Konda
- Rama S. Karri
- Rochelle M. Velho
ArticleOpen Access8 May 2019 npj Microgravity
IL-6 and the dysregulation of immune, bone, muscle, and metabolic homeostasis during spaceflight
- John Kelly Smith
Review ArticleOpen Access4 Dec 2018 npj Microgravity
Limitations in predicting the space radiation health risk for exploration astronauts
- Jeffery C. Chancellor
- Rebecca S. Blue
- Ann R. Kennedy
Review ArticleOpen Access3 Apr 2018 npj Microgravity
Medically induced amenorrhea in female astronauts
- Varsha Jain
- Virginia E Wotring
Review ArticleOpen Access21 Apr 2016 npj Microgravity
Supplying a pharmacy for NASA exploration spaceflight: challenges and current understanding
- Rebecca S. Blue
- Tina M. Bayuse
- Erik L. Antonsen
Review ArticleOpen Access13 Jun 2019 npj Microgravity
Dietary intervention of mice using an improved Multiple Artificial-gravity Research System (MARS) under artificial 1 g
- Chie Matsuda
- Tamotsu Kato
- Hiroshi Ohno
Brief CommunicationOpen Access8 Jul 2019 npj Microgravity
Articular cartilage and sternal fibrocartilage respond differently to extended microgravity
- Jamie Fitzgerald
- Jamie Endicott
- Cathleen Janowitz
ArticleOpen Access18 Feb 2019 npj Microgravity
Brain structural plasticity with spaceflight
- Vincent Koppelmans
- Jacob J Bloomberg
- Rachael D Seidler
PerspectiveOpen Access19 Dec 2016 npj Microgravity
Biomedical findings from NASA’s Project Mercury: a case series
- William R. Carpentier
- John B. Charles
- Virginia E. Wotring
Brief CommunicationOpen Access13 Mar 2018 npj Microgravity

Microbiology

Comparison of Bacillus subtilis transcriptome profiles from two separate missions to the International Space Station
- Michael D. Morrison
- Patricia Fajardo-Cavazos
- Wayne L. Nicholson
ArticleOpen Access7 Jan 2019 npj Microgravity
Three-dimensional organotypic co-culture model of intestinal epithelial cells and macrophages to study Salmonella enterica colonization patterns
- Jennifer Barrila
- Jiseon Yang
- Cheryl A. Nickerson
ArticleOpen Access28 Feb 2017 npj Microgravity
The adaptation of Escherichia coli cells grown in simulated microgravity for an extended period is both phenotypic and genomic
- Madhan R. Tirumalai
- Fathi Karouia
- George E. Fox
ArticleOpen Access23 May 2017 npj Microgravity

Molecular Biology

Successful amplification of DNA aboard the International Space Station
- Anna-Sophia Boguraev
- Holly C. Christensen
- Ezequiel Alvarez Saavedra
Brief CommunicationOpen Access16 Nov 2017 npj Microgravity

Plant Science

Simulated microgravity and the antagonistic influence of strigolactone on plant nutrient uptake in low nutrient conditions
- Guowei Liu
- Daniel Bollier
- Lorenzo Borghi
ArticleOpen Access17 Oct 2018 npj Microgravity
Spaceflight-induced alternative splicing during seedling development in Arabidopsis thaliana
- Nicole S. Beisel
- Jerald Noble
- Robert J. Ferl
Brief CommunicationOpen Access3 Apr 2019 npj Microgravity

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