Space exploration and risk of Parkinson's disease: a perspective review

N Ali, A Beheshti, G Hampikian - npj Microgravity, 2025 - nature.com
Systemic mitochondrial dysfunction, dopamine loss, sustained structural changes in the
basal ganglia including reduced tyrosine hydroxylase, and altered gait-these effects …

Caenorhabditis elegans in microgravity: An omics perspective

A Scott, CRG Willis, M Muratani, A Higashitani… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
The application of omics to study Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) in the context of
spaceflight is increasing, illuminating the wide-ranging biological impacts of spaceflight on …

[HTML][HTML] Increased mitochondrial Ca2+ contributes to health decline with age and Duchene muscular dystrophy in C. elegans

A Higashitani, M Teranishi, Y Nakagawa, Y Itoh… - The FASEB …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterized by an age‐related decline in skeletal
muscle mass and strength. Here, we show that suppression of mitochondrial calcium …

Comparative Analysis of Muscle Atrophy During Spaceflight, Nutritional Deficiency and Disuse in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

B Kim, AV Alcantara Jr, JH Moon, A Higashitani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
While spaceflight is becoming more common than before, the hazards spaceflight and space
microgravity pose to the human body remain relatively unexplored. Astronauts experience …

Mitochonic Acid 5 Improves Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Parkinson's Disease Model of Caenorhabditis elegans

X Wu, S Nagasawa, K Muto, M Ueda, C Suzuki… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochonic Acid 5 (MA-5) enhances mitochondrial ATP production, restores fibroblasts from
mitochondrial disease patients and extends the lifespan of the disease model “Mitomouse” …

Spaceflight Induces Strength Decline in Caenorhabditis elegans

P Soni, H Edwards, T Anupom, M Rahman… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Understanding and countering the well-established negative health
consequences of spaceflight remains a primary challenge preventing safe deep space …

The protective role of neurogenetic components in reducing stress-related effects during spaceflights: evidence from the age-related positive memory approach

N Mammarella, M Gatti, I Ceccato, A Di Crosta… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fighting stress-related effects during spaceflight is crucial for a successful mission.
Emotional, motivational, and cognitive mechanisms have already been shown to be …

A novel variant in TAF1 affects gene expression and is associated with X-linked TAF1 intellectual disability syndrome

SE Hurst, E Liktor-Busa, A Moutal, S Parker… - Neuronal …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
We investigated the genome of a 5-year-old male who presented with global developmental
delay (motor, cognitive, and speech), hypotonia, possibly ataxia, and cerebellar hypoplasia …

Zinc oxide/graphene oxide nanocomposites specifically remediated Cd-contaminated soil via reduction of bioavailability and ecotoxicity of Cd

Y Li, L Cheng, B Yang, Y Ding, Y Zhao, Y Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
From both environment and health perspectives, sustainable management of ever-growing
soil contamination by heavy metal is posing a serious global concern. The potential …

Integrated spaceflight transcriptomic analyses and simulated space experiments reveal key molecular features and functional changes driven by space stressors in …

G Zhang, L Zhao, Z Li, Y Sun - Life Sciences in Space Research, 2025 - Elsevier
The space environment presents unique stressors, such as microgravity and space
radiation, which can induce molecular and physiological changes in living organisms. To …