NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,184 23 January 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)

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Papers deriving from NASA support:

1. Patel CM, Kim L, Reno K, Coulombe J, Vitaterna MH, Fuller C, Takahashi S, Bouxsein ML, Willey JS.Artificial gravity during spaceflight prevents gait and performance deficits in a gravity-dose dependent manner.Life Sci Space Res. 2026 Jan 16. Online ahead of print.PIs: M.H. Vitaterna, C. Fuller, M.L. Bouxsein, J.S. WilleyNote: ISS results.
   
   Journal Impact Factor: 2.8
   
   Funding: “This work was supported by 80NSSC21K0294, 80NSSC19K0534, 80NSSC20K1501, 80NSSC20K1519, JAXA 21YT000361, 22YT000101, and 23YT000129. The Milton Raben, MD, Professorship (JSW). The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Imaging and Mechanics-based Projects on Accidental Cases of Trauma (IMPACT) Award #1950281.”
2. Buckey JC, Lan M, Phillips SD, Archambault-Leger V.A theory for why jugular vein thromboses develop in space.J Appl Physiol (1985). 2026 Jan 20. Online ahead of print.PI: J.C. Buckey/NSBRINote: This article may be obtained online without charge.
   
   Journal Impact Factor: 3.5
   
   Funding: “CA03401/National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI); NNX13AD35A/NASA EPSCoR.”
3. Chiou-Tan FY, Li C, Caffrey JP, Reschke M, Macaulay TR.Stance and gait analysis of Apollo astronauts on the Moon.Muscle Nerve. 2026 Jan 20. Online ahead of print.Note: From the abstract: “Publicly available National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) footage of astronauts ambulating on the Lunar surface was examined using body pose analysis software. Goniometric lower limb joint/torso angles and width of base of stance and gait were derived. Gait cycle stance phase, swing phase, double support time, and estimated speed of gait were all computed.” This article may be obtained online without charge.
   
   Journal Impact Factor: 3.1
   
   Funding: Dr. Macaulay reports NASA “Assessments for Lunar Landing and Egress During Early Artemis Missions” (PI: Wood) project support.
4. Evans MA, Walsh K.The immunological consequences of clonal hematopoiesis in heart failure.Immunol Rev. 2026 Jan 16;337(1):e70094. Review.PI: K. WalshNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.
   
   Journal Impact Factor: 8.3
   
   Funding: “These studies were supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH)grants AG073249 and AG086508, Department of Defense grantCA210887, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration grant 80NSSC21K0549 to K.W.”
5. Mak L, Tierney B, Wei W, Ronkowski C, Toscan RB, Turhan B, Toomey M, Andrade-Martínez JS, Fu C, Lucaci Alexander G, Solano AHB, Setubal JC, Henriksen James R, Zimmerman S, Kopbayeva M, Noyvert A, Iwan Z, Kar S, Nakazawa N, Meleshko D, Horyslavets D, Kantsypa V, Frolova A, Kahles A, Danko D, Elhaik E, Labaj P, Mangul S, Consortium TIM, Mason CE, Hajirasouliha I.CAMP: A modular metagenomics analysis system for integrated multistep data exploration.NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics. 2026 Jan 16;8(1):lqaf172.PI: C.E. MasonNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.
   
   Journal Impact Factor: 8.3
   
   Funding: “This work was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA, grant number R35 GM138152-01 to I.H.). I.H was also supported by the Irma T. Hirschl Monique Weill-Caulier Research Award. C.E.M. was supported by the Katherine and John Bleckman Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NSSC24K0728), and the National Institutes of Health (R01AI151059, U54AG089334). L.M., B. Turhan, M.T., J.S.A., D.M., and C.F. were also supported by the Tri-Institutional Training Program in Computational Biology and Medicine (CBM) funded by the National Institutes of Health grant 1T32GM083937.”
6. Suresh S, Dhar R, Evans CE, Hoofnagle M, Jain A.Next generation experimental models of venous physiology and pathology: Examining human relevance in recapitulating lower extremity flow and valve function in new approach methods (NAMs).Small. 2026 Jan 12. Online ahead of print.PI: A. JainJournal Impact Factor: 12.1
   
   Funding: “This material is based upon work supported by the US Army Medical Research (USAMRAA) Contract No. HT94252410432; NASA, BARDA, NIH, and USFDA, under Contract No. 80ARC023CA002; NHLBI of NIH under Award Number R01HL157790; NIDCR of NIH under Award Number R21DE035321; NSF CAREER Award number 1944322; and TAMU Office of Innovation Translational Investment Funds to A.J.”
7. Yang D, Hantson W, Davidson KJ, Lamour J, Morrison BD, Salmon VG, Zhang T, Ely KS, Miller CE, Hayes DJ, Baines S, Rogers A, Serbin SP.Topography and functional traits shape the distribution of key shrub plant functional types in low-Arctic tundra.Front Plant Sci. 2026 Jan 6;16:1724838.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
   
   Journal Impact Factor: 4.8
   
   Funding: “This work was supported by the Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments (NGEE Arctic) project that is supported by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research in the United States Department of Energy, Office of Science. DY was also supported by NASA’s Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) Grant 80NSSC22K1296. A portion of this work was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NM0018D0004).”
8. Conradt J, Furst EM.Magnetostatic energies in crystals of paramagnetic particles.Physical Review E. 2026 Jan 9;113(1):015407.PI: E.M. FurstJournal Impact Factor: 2.4
   
   Funding: “We acknowledge helpful discussions with Z. Sherman, W. Toor, and M. Beleggia. The authors acknowledge funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. CBET-1637991; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Grant No. 80NSSC24K0189; and U.S. Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship under Award No. P200A210065.”

Other papers of interest:

1. Tang G, Jillings S, Jeurissen B, Tomilovskaya E, Nosikova I, Ryabova A, Pechenkova E, Petrovichev V, Rukavishnikov I, Sunaert S, Parizel PM, Makovskaya L, Sinitsyn V, Sijbers J, Annen J, Laureys S, Van Ombergen A, Ahmadi SA, Wuyts FL, Eulenburg PZ.Physiological cerebrospinal fluid interactions between brain and eye structures are altered after long-duration spaceflight.Exp Physiol. 2026 Jan 16. Online ahead of print.Note: ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
2. Alum EU.Exploring phytomedicine in space medicine: Addressing health challenges in microgravity.Life Sci Space Res. 2026 Jan 19. Review. Online ahead of print.
3. Hogan KJ, Urquieta E, Reynolds RJ.A demographic comparison of NASA astronauts and commercial spaceflight participants.npj Microgravity. 2026 Jan 15. Early access article.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
4. Tomazou M, Bourdakou MM, Nicolaidou E, Georgiou G, Savva K, Athieniti E, Menelaou S, Afxenti S, Spyrou GM.H-SPAR DB: Human spaceflight platform for analysis and research-an integrative omics database for space health.Database (Oxford). 2026 Jan 15;2026:baaf083.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
5. Zelič Ž, Malloggi E, Santarcangelo EL.The relevance of hypnotizability to spaceflights: The Space It Up project.Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2026 Jan 20:1-24. Review. Online ahead of print.
6. Kim HY, Kang S, Oh SH.Neutral buoyancy as a simple approach to simulated microgravity.Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2026 Jan 13. Online ahead of print.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
7. Tosi DD, Tiberio F, Di Pietro L, Polito L, Parolini O, Minotti A, Arcovito A, Lattanzi W.Effects of microgravity mechanotransduction in bone tissue and cells: Systematic review on primary cilium-dependent mechanisms.npj Microgravity. 2026 Jan 14. Early access article.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
8. Amano K, Tachibana H, Tsuruoka C, Daino K, Morioka T, Shang Y, Ishikawa A, Imaoka T, Matsuura A, Kakinuma S.Genomic and transcriptomic characterization of gamma ray- and heavy ion-induced precursor B-cell lymphomas in B6C3F1 mice: Radiation type-dependent interstitial chromosomal deletions at tumor-suppressor gene loci.Carcinogenesis. 2026 Jan 16. Online ahead of print.
9. Zhang Z, Xing W, Wu G, Zhang X, Li J, Li Y, Gao F.Physical exercise protects cardiovascular fitness in long-term spaceflight: What have we learned?Sci China Life Sci. 2026 Jan 5. Review. Online ahead of print.
10. Liu Y, Ren P, Cai L, Li K, Xu Z, Lv K, Li Z, Qiao P, Wang L, Luo D, Qu L, Li Y, Wang Z.Cerebral blood flow adaptations following 90 days head-down bed rest: Evidence from pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging.J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2026 Jan 18:271678×251406509. Online ahead of print.
11. Ranade AV, Bernhardt GV, Srinivas M, K MD, Ahmad F, Ebby S, Karim A, Khan NA, Jose J, Ramachandran G, Marzook H, Qaisar R.Gut microbiome- targeted intervention ameliorates structural and transcriptomic changes in the kidney of hindlimb unloaded mouse model.Anim Microbiome. 2026 Jan 19;8(1):6.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
12. Ren J, Wang M, Zhao C, Luo Y, Tian L.Mitochondria as key targets underlying hypomagnetic field-induced biological effects.iScience. 2026 Jan 16;29(1):114389. Review.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

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