NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,208 17 July 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)

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Papers deriving from NASA support:

Gong HM, Delligatti CE, Pak HK, Zied A, Mitchell R, Tharakan B, Hein TW, Zawieja DC, Bagher P, Kirk JA.Space travel does not significantly impact cardiac sarcomere function but does induce immune-related proteomic changes.npj Microgravity. 2026 Jul 14. Early access article.PIs: T.W. Hein, D.C. ZawiejaNote: ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 5.1

Funding: “This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (R01HL136737, R01HL172492, R01HL175964 to J.A.K., and R01HL155618 to P.B.), the American Heart Association (23PRE1026076 to C.E.D.) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NSSC19K0392 to P.B., B.T, T.H, D.Z.).”
Cruz-Topete D, Nelson G, Yadav M, Saha J, Kubik AJ, Weeks JM, Zawaski JA.Cardiovascular and central nervous system risk in astronauts: The minipig as a physiologically relevant radiation model.npj Microgravity. 2026 Jul 14. Review. Early access article.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 5.1

Funding: “This study was supported by funding through NASA Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC2) and JSC NASA Space Radiation Element.”
Diaz J, Maxwell JT, Wilson PF, Jacobson A, Atala A, Almeida-Porada G, Porada CD.Using organoids to unlock the potential of human torpor for spaceflight.Current Stem Cell Reports. 2026 Jun 12;12(1):5.PI: C.D. PoradaNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 1.6

Funding: “This work was supported by the NASA Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) through Cooperative Agreement NNX16AO69A and by NASA contract. #80ARC022CA008. A portion of this work was also supported by the NASA Space Biology ROSES Program NNH24ZDA001N CIBS Washington State BioS-ENDURES Consortium under contract 80NSSC25M7148.”
Abbott R, Russell DW, Bell ST, Diaz-Artiles A.The scent of serenity: Lessons learned from olfactory-enhanced virtual reality for stress reduction in isolated and confined environments.Front Psychol. 2026 Jun 30;17:1769314.Note: This article is part of Research Topic “Reality-Virtuality Technologies for Mental Health and Wellness” (https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/74216/reality-virtuality-technologies-for-mental-health-and-wellness) and may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 3.8

Funding: “The author(s) declared that financial support was received for this work and/or its publication. This work was supported by a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity (80NSSC21K1263).”
Chen Y, Chen C, Zhou D, Liu P, López-Valiente RE, Liu Y, La CM, Xavier IB, Hartig SM, Saha P, Sun Z, Han L, Guan D.RHINO: An integrative multi-omics framework linking circadian physiology to precision medicine.Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Jul 7;e76371. Online ahead of print.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 14.1

Funding: “American Liver Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award granted to Y.C. NIH R37CA296577, CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research (RR210029), and TRISH NNX16AO69A to D.G. R01AG069966 and R01ES034768 to Z.S. R01HG011633, R01CA262623 to L.H., and R01DK114356 to S.H. This publication was made possible by an award to Y. L. from the Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust and the Indiana University School of Medicine. …”
Lacerenza CN, Marlow SL, Weinberger C, Carter DR.Missing team dynamics? An integrative review of research on team development over time.J Manag. 2025 Dec 30;52(6):2311-49.PI: D.R. CarterJournal Impact Factor: 10.0

Funding: “…This work was partially supported by the U.S. Army Research Institute (ARI) for the Behavioral and Social Sciences and was accomplished under Cooperative Agreement Number W911NF-19-2-0173. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the US Army Research Institute (ARI) for the Behavioral and Social Sciences or the US Government. This work was partially supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under award No. 80NSSC23K1124. …
Yarbrough D, Chen R, Katsouleas K, Shoemaker J, Brady T, Yu T, Arthur Ataam J, Amelung C, Santhanam L, Karakikes I, Gerecht S.Artery-on-chip demonstrates mechanical and functional features of healthy and diseased living smooth muscle tissue.Adv Funct Mater. 2026 Jul 1;e76324. Online ahead of print.PI: S. GerechtNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 19.9

Funding: “We acknowledge support from the Duke Cancer Institute as part of the P30 Cancer Center Support Grant (Grant ID: P30 CA014236). This work was supported by RAD0102 and SNT0101 from the Translational Research Institute through NASA Cooperative Agreement NNX16AO69A (both to S.G.), and grants from National Institutes of Health (R01 HL139679 and R01 HL150414) and the Leducq Foundation (both to I. K.).”
Affonso de Oliveira JF, Opdensteinen P, Simms A, Jung S, Mognol GP, Chen H, Varner JA, Steinmetz NF.Plant virus immunotherapy for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.Adv NanoBiomed Res. 2026 Jun 10;e202500283. Online ahead of print.PI: P. OpdensteinenNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 4.8

Funding: “This work was supported in part by NIH (R01 CA274640, R01 CA293936), ACS (MBGI-23-1030244-01-MBG), TRISH/NASA (NNX16AO69A).”
Caruso KE, Kleinman AS, Darrow C, Dieser M, Smith HJ, Chin CR, Mason CE, Foreman CM.Five genome sequences of bacterial environmental isolates from Gilkey Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Alaska.Microbiol Resour Announc. 2026 Jul 2;e01420-25.PI: C.E. MasonNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 0.6

Funding: “This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grants NSF 2037963 (awarded to H.J.S., M.D., and C.M.F.) and NSF-2414438 (awarded to C.M.F. and H.J.S.) and an NRT fellowship (NSF-2125748) (awarded to K.E.C.). C.E.M. thanks the Scientific Computing Unit at WCM, the WorldQuant Foundation, the Katherine and John Bleckman Foundation, NASA (80NSSC22K0254 and 80NSSC24K0728), and the National Institutes of Health (U54AG089334).”
Corbin T, Livesay J, Ishikawa T, Koyama C, SanSoucie M, Phillips B, Narayanan R.RIIST, resonance induced instability for surface tension measurement, a new technique with experiments in microgravity.npj Microgravity. 2026 Apr 6;12(1):38.PI: R. NarayananNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 5.1

Funding: “This study was funded by NASA via NNX17AL27G and the National Science Foundation via NSF2025117 and NSF2422919.”
Mucci TJ, Adam JA, Hirsa CH.Phase dependence of effective surface diffusivity in surfactant monolayers dilatated far from equilibrium.Soft Matter. 2026 Jun 4. Online ahead of print.PI: C.H. HirsaNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.

Journal Impact Factor: 2.9

Funding: “This work was supported by NSF grants 2204081 and 2323020, and NASA grant 80NSSC25K7630.”
Rivera J, San Martin D, Fernandez-Pello C, Gollner MJ, Guibaud A, Olson S, Stocker D.Using data categorization and augmentation strategies to improve machine learning frameworks for flame spread over electrical wires.J Loss Prev Process Ind. 2026 Oct;103:106041.PI: C. Fernandez-PelloJournal Impact Factor: 4.8

Funding: “The work presented here was supported by NASA, United States Grants 80NSSC17M0065 and 80NSSC22K0582. …”

Other papers of interest:

Chaudhary A, Lin X, Vitaterna MH, Auch B, Liachko I, Green SJ.Metagenome-assembled genome sequence of an uncultured Roseburia sp. generated from mouse fecal DNA from the International Space Station.Microbiol Resour Announc. 2026 Jun 15;e0104725. Online ahead of print.Note: ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
Kong W, Ma M, Li Z, Wang L, Ma R, Shen S, Yan X, Fan P, Niu Z, Chen J, Qiu T, Shi N, Wu Y, Zhang T, Li Y, Ying H.Comprehensive analysis of miRNA expression, secretion profile, and functional network during myogenesis in response to spaceflight.npj Microgravity. 2026 Jul 11. Early access article.Note: China Space Station results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
Xie Z, Jiang B, Wang G, Xing W, Zhao K, Wang L, Suo J, Feng H, Zhang Y, Hu X, Luo Z, Zou W, Gao B.Targeting AMPK signaling in nucleus pulposus cells ameliorates spaceflight microgravity-induced intervertebral disc degeneration.Cell Death Differ. 2026 Jul 9.Note: China Space Station results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
Zhang Z, Tian Y, Wang C, Jiang C, Wang B, Yu H, Zhao R, Wei K.Kinematic signatures in reaching movements during spaceflight provide evidence that humans underestimate body mass in microgravity.Elife. 2026 Jul 9;14:RP107472.Note: China Space Station results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
Derman SHM, de Boni L, Mulder E, Möstl S, Jagel J, Kruse T, Barbe AG.Understanding oral hygiene and periodontal health in space using a bedrest analog model for weightlessness (NASA Sensorimotor Countermeasures Study).Clin Exp Dent Res. 2026 Jul 16;12(4):e70412.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
Ghiarone T, Silva KAS.“Should I stay or should I go?” How do our muscles respond to spaceflight stressors long after we return to Earth?Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2026 Jul 9. Online ahead of print.Note: This article is an Editorial and may be obtained online without charge.
Waisberg E, Ong J, Guarnieri J.Reframing spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome as spaceflight-associated optic neuropathy (SAON): Transcriptomic in-vivo analysis reveals mitochondrial retinal ganglion cell injury during spaceflight.Life Sci Space Res. 2026 Jul 9. Online ahead of print.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
Paravano A.Small change or Big Bang? The shift from legacy to new space project planning.Acta Astronaut. 2026 Jul 8. Online ahead of print.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
Pipis N, Garner R, Ludtka C, Allen JB.Simulated microgravity with physiological shear reveals endothelial disruption in a dual-stimulus bioreactor.npj Microgravity. 2026 Jul 11. Early access article.Note: A 3D clinostat was used in this study to simulate microgravity. This article may be obtained online without charge.
Cai C, Wang S, Liu J, Zheng M, Ren W, Xue F, Zhang X, Zong B, Yang J, Sun W, Li Z, He T, Zhang X, Shang P.Combined electromagnetic fields mitigate unloading-induced bone loss by enhancing osteogenic responses via multiphysics-induced mechanotransduction.Cells. 2026 Jun 22;15(13):1138.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
Debnath T, Jin WJ, Patel RB, Carlson PM, Rahman MM, Berg TJ, Kerr CP, Schwartz RW, Wang Y, Hyun M, Ong IM, Weichert JP, Hernandez R, Sondel PM, Morris ZS.In situ vaccination, low-dose targeted radionuclide therapy, and immune checkpoint inhibition eradicate poorly immunogenic metastatic tumors in murine cancer models.Cancer Immunol Res. 2026 Jul 8. Online ahead of print.