[NASA]. The abstract in PubMed or at the publisher’s site is linked when available and will open in a new window.

Papers deriving from NASA support:

  1. Hummerick ME, Douglas GL, Mickens MA, Massa GD.The application of a HACCP-informed risk assessment to mizuna and tomato crops grown on ISS in Veggie to develop a baseline food safety plan within the constraints of space mission food production.Gravit Space Res. 2026 Oct 12;14(1):150-61.PI: G.D. MassaNote: ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 0.5

    Funding: “This research was co-funded by NASA’s Human Research Program and Space Biology Program as part of the ILSRA 2015 NRA submission ‘Pick-and-eat salad-crop productivity, nutritional value, and acceptability to supplement the ISS food system.'”
  2. Jimenez-Chavez L, Ding L-H, Krieger S, Zhang Y, Babiak-Vazquez A, Berres M, BonDurant SS, Pauken KE, Crucian B, Moreno-Villanueva M, Wu H.Stratified longitudinal transcriptomic analysis indicates age-associated mitochondrial dysfunction and immune response in astronauts aboard the ISS.npj Microgravity. 2026 Oct 12. Early access article.Note: ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 5.1

    Funding: L. Jimenez-Chavez, B. Crucian, M. Moreno-Villanueva, and H. Wu are affiliated with NASA Johnson Space Center. Y. Zhang is affiliated with NASA Kennedy Space Center.
  3. Su S-H, Masson PH.Genetic alterations of the putrescine metabolic pathway attenuate plant responses to spaceflight.npj Microgravity. 2026 Oct 15. Early access article.PI: P.H. MassonNote: ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 5.1

    Funding: “This work was supported by grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Biology Program (grant number 80NSSC19K1483), the National Science Foundation (grant number 1951182-IOS), a UW Madison CALSHatch award (grant number MSN233788), a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fall-Competition Award (grant number MSN282827), and Department of Genetics Bridge support to PHM.”
  4. Ferl RJ, Strickland HF, Callaham JB, Aknadibossian V, Marr O, Adhikari P, Paul AL.Suborbital spaceflight reveals rapid changes in gene expression accompanying the transition to and from space.npj Microgravity. 2026 Oct 16;12:86.Note: From the abstract: “Human-rated suborbital vehicles present the opportunity to conduct science during the transitions to space and back. This opportunity is enhanced by the ability to include researchers in the crew who can conduct real-time experiments in what is effectively a shirt-sleeve environment. While numerous suborbital flights have carried autonomous research payloads, suborbital vehicle systems have yet to be fully operationalized as platforms for scientists to physically conduct experiments. Therefore, the present study was designed as an early step to advance this operationalization through a researcher-tended experiment on New Shepard flight NS-26, with the science objective to sample plant responses at four specific moments of the suborbital spaceflight experience – on the tower just before launch, after launch at capsule separation and entry into microgravity, just before reentry, and shortly after landing.” This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 5.1

    Funding: “This experiment was supported by the NASA Flight Opportunities Program (FOP) grant ‘Human tended space biology: Enabling suborbital genomics and gene expression’ (80NSSC18K1294), awarded to R.J.F. and A.-L.P., plus supplemental science support from NASA Biological and Physical Sciences to R.J.F. and A.-L.P. The authors recognize the support and services from the personnel of the UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) in cores of NextGen DNA sequencing (RRID:SCR_019152), Gene Expression and Genotyping (RRID:SCR_019145), and Bioinformatics (RRID:SCR_019120), and the support of all members of the UF Space Plants Laboratory (UFSpaceplants.org).”
  5. Gupta R, Dongre R, Langston W, Stephanian B, Alsawaf A, Panzo N, Memon H, Ong J, Afshin EE, Kim J, Micheletti JM, Mason CE, Wostyn P, Zwart SR, Smith SM, Gibson CR, Waisberg E, Masalkhi M, Buckey JC Jr, Mader T, Beheshti A, Lee AG.Ocular changes in human spaceflight.Prog Retin Eye Res. 2026 Oct 9;101535. Review.PI: C.E. MasonJournal Impact Factor: 16.2

    Funding: “CEM would like to thank the WorldQuant Foundation, the GI Research Foundation (GIRF), the Katherine and John Bleckman Foundation, NASA (80NSSC22K0254, 80NSSC23K0832, 80NSSC24K0728, 80NSSC24K1052, 80NSSC25K7731) the National Institutes of Health (R01ES032638, U54AG089334, P01CA272295, R01CA266279), and Bumrungrad International Hospital.”
  6. Mogannam K, Lupták A.Substrate energetics in non-templated DNA synthesis by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase.Nucleic Acids Res. 2026 Oct 13;54(19):gkag980.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 15.0

    Funding: “This work was supported by the W.M. Keck Foundation [to A.L.]; NASA Exobiology [80NSSC21K0488 to A.L.]; and the NASA ICAR [80NSSC21K0596 to A.L.]. Funding to pay the Open Access publication charges for this article was provided by NASA 80NSSC21K0596.”
  7. Oktem E, Ma S-Y, Chang AK-W, Hsu C-H, Jain A.Engineering a functional angiogenesis-enabled and ovarian cell-specific tumor microenvironment chip.Cell Mol Bioeng. 2026 Oct 9.PI: A. JainNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 3.5

    Funding: “U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, HT94252410432, Abhishek Jain, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, R01HL157790, Abhishek Jain, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, R21DE035321, Abhishek Jain, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 80ARC023CA002, Abhishek Jain.”
  8. Shinde S, Muddana C, Morris JJ, Tang YJ, Sherif MM.Applications of bio-enhanced cementitious composites for sustainable building materials: Emission-reduction and carbon-sequestration pathways.Syst Microbiol Biomanufacturing. 2026 Oct 6;6(6):155.PI: Y.J. TangNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 3.5

    Funding: “This work was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Award Number 2428254, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Biological and Physical Sciences Program under Grant No. 80NSSC25M7144, and by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Faculty Development Grant Program.”

Other papers of interest:

  1. Aldrin SE, Nazeerulla F, Sravya K, Deb S, Nalwa H, Shukla S, Kaul D, Ajees MA, Rathnakaran KR, Kumar JKA, Srinivas G, Bisht B, Rao BSS, Mukhopadhyay S, Paul MK.Orbiting towards myopathy: New paradigms of muscle atrophy in spaceflight.npj Microgravity. 2026 Oct 9. Early access article. Review.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
  2. Wu L, Simões MF, Xu X, Yin W.Microbial adaptation and biological effects in the spaceflight environment.Mycology. 2026 Jul 7;17(3):697-717. Review.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.
  3. Alibekov B, Gutoreva A, Ferrè ER.Gravity-awareness: A deep learning and LLM framework for predicting human adaptation to altered gravitational environments.Front Psychol. 2026 Sep 23;17:1735872.Note: This article is part of Research Topic “Gravitational Influence on Human Cognition and Behavior: Emerging Research” (https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/66872/gravitational-influence-on-human-cognition-and-behavior-emerging-research/articles). The Research Topic also includes articles from previous Current Awareness Lists #1,186 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1713354, #1,187 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1735072, #1,201 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1748118, #1,206 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1769177, and #1,209 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1843289. This article may be obtained online without charge.
  4. AhmadiHekmatikar A, Pletser V.Physical activity countermeasures for long-duration Mars missions: Transit, surface operations, and return.Micrograv Sci Technol. 2026 Sep 30;38(5):73.
  5. Guo Y, Liang R, Yang J, Ming D.Multidimensional spaceflight stressors disrupt blood-brain barrier: A comprehensive review of molecular mechanisms.Acta Astronaut. 2026 Oct 14. Review. Online ahead of print.
  6. Birnbaum R, Bertrand N, Thierry S, Abdelhafidh K, Dhonneur G.Face-to-face videolaryngoscopy for tracheal intubation in microgravity.npj Microgravity. 2026 Oct 14 . Early access article.Note: From the abstract: “Long-duration space missions will require crews to manage medical emergencies autonomously, including airway management in microgravity. In weightlessness, the lack of gravitational reference alters operator-patient orientation and may complicate procedures such as tracheal intubation, particularly for operators with limited airway experience. We conducted a crossover study during parabolic flights generating repeated periods of microgravity. Six novice operators performed 135 tracheal intubation attempts on an airway manikin using either a face-to-face Airtraq® videolaryngoscopy configuration (AIR-F2F) or a conventional behind-the-head McGrath® videolaryngoscopy approach (MG-CONV).” This article may be obtained online without charge.
  7. Gan Y, Wang K, Hu J, Li J, Yao X, Wang Z.Effects of simulated microgravity and space noise on crew working memory load and task performance.Acta Astronaut. 2027 Jan;250:655-69.Note: Head-down tilt bedrest study. This article may be obtained online without charge.
  8. Park Y, Hong J, Lee S, Lee J, Jung S, Kim SS, Park SB, Jo JH, Im J, Seo JS, Kim KY, Cho S-H, Jeon H, Yun H-s, Park H, Kim KS, Koh B.Zolpidem-induced synaptic disruption and multi-omics alterations in human cerebral organoids under simulated microgravity.Life Sci Space Res. 2026 Oct 14. Online ahead of print.
  9. Liu D, Yan J, Luo T, Guo Y, Li Y, Long P, Yang L.Transcriptomic identification of high-altitude illness candidate genes and physiological mechanisms: A multidimensional bioinformatics study with 106 drug-food homologous substance target prediction.Front Physiol. 2026 Oct 13;17:1752620.Note: This article is part of Research Topic “Physiological and Pathological Responses to Hypoxia and High Altitude, Volume IV” (https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/74860/physiological-and-pathological-responses-to-hypoxia-and-high-altitude-volume-iv/articles). The Research Topic also includes articles from previous Current Awareness Lists #1,183 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1724998, #1,186 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1746894, #1,198 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1781613, #1,200 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1834288, #1,215 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1923338, and #1,219 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1985822. This article may be obtained online without charge.
  10. Zelenkova I.Breaking limits: Rapid sea-to-summit ascent of Mount Everest (8,848 m) in 3 days 23 hours following normobaric-hypoxic pre-acclimatization and staged supplemental oxygen in a non-elite athlete.Front Physiol. 2026 Oct 12;17:1873293.Note: This article is part of Research Topic “Building Resilience to Extreme Environments: The Role of Wearables and Artificial Intelligence to Monitor Physiological Parameters in Real-Life Conditions” (https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/73840/building-resilience-to-extreme-environments-the-role-of-wearables-and-artificial-intelligence-to-monitor-physiological-parameters-in-real-life-conditions) and may be obtained online without charge.
  11. Zhao L, Dong Y, Chen X, Yang R, Mi D.Investigating the effective rotation rate range of a 2D clinostat for simulated microgravity.Life Sci Space Res. 2026 Oct 12. Online ahead of print.

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