NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,156 3 July 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)

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  • Parafati M, Thwin Z, Malany LK, Coen PM, Malany S.Microgravity accelerates skeletal muscle degeneration: Functional and transcriptomic insights from an ISS muscle lab-on-chip model.Stem Cell Reports. 2025 Jun 26;102550. Online ahead of print.Note: ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 5.1

    Funding: “We acknowledge the following funding sources: National Institutes of Health grant 5UG3/UH#TR002598 (S.M.), National Institutes of Health grant 5UH3TR002598-05S1 Admin Suppl (S.M.), University of Florida Prosper Bridge Fund (M.P.), Center for the Advancement of Science in Space #UA2019-011 (S.M.), and NASA task order to Space Tango.”

  • Yang J, Kim HD, Barrila J, Lee SH, Nickerson CA, Ott CM, Israel SA, Choukér A, Yang JY.Navigating mental health in space: Gut-brain axis and microbiome dynamics.Exp Mol Med. 2025 Jun 30. Review. Online ahead of print.PI: J. YangNote: This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 12.9

    Funding: “J.Y. conceived and wrote the manuscript. H.-D.K. wrote part of the manuscript. J.Y., S.- H.L. and H.-D.K created the figures. J.B., A.C., C.M.O., C.A.N. and S.A.I. revised the manuscript. J.-Y.Y. conceived and supervised manuscript preparation. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. This work was supported by NASA grant 80NSSC19K1597, Brain Pool program funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT through the National Research Foundation of Korea (grant nos. RS-2023- 00263702 and NRF-2018R1A5A2023879) and Learning & Academic research institution for MS and PhD students and Postdocs (LAMP) Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Education (grant no. RS2023-00301938). A.C. was supported by the German Space Agency (DLR, grant no. 50WB2222).”

  • Ulusoy U, Reisman G.Investment construct in human autonomy teaming for deep space habitat operations.Acta Astronaut. 2025 Nov;236:117-27.Note: From the abstract: “Operations in deep space habitats will differ significantly from those in Earth orbit. Astronauts must perform many tasks independently due to communication delays and bandwidth limitations. As intelligent systems (e.g., autonomous agents) are integrated to support astronauts in various tasks, it is crucial that these systems are utilized effectively. Since such systems depend on human interaction to learn, it is essential that astronauts are willing to assist them. This paper proposes a novel approach to explaining the utilization of autonomous agents through a new construct called Investment in human-autonomy teaming.”

    Journal Impact Factor: 3.4

    Funding: “This study is funded by NASA under grant number 80NSSC19K1052 as part of the Habitats Optimized for Missions of Exploration (HOME), which is a NASA Space Technology Research Institute (STRI).”

  • Brumfield KD, Enke S, Swan BK, Carrasquilla L, Lee MD, Stern DB, Gieser L, Hasan NA, Usmani M, Jutla AS, Huq A, Caviness K, Goodrich JS, Bull R, Colwell RR.Hybridization capture sequencing for Vibrio spp. and associated virulence factors.mBio. 2025 Jun 25;e0051625. Online ahead of print.Note: This article may be obtained online without charge.

    Journal Impact Factor: 5.1

    Funding: “This research was supported in part by an appointment to the Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program at University of Maryland, College Park, administered by Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) through an interagency agreement between the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) awarded to K.D.B. and R.R.C. Further support was provided by the National Science Foundation (OCE1839171 and CCF1918749), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (R01ES030317A), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NSSC20K0814 and 80NSSC22K1044), awarded to A.H., A.S.J., and R.R.C. This work was also funded in part under agreement no. HSHQDC-15-C-00064 awarded to Battelle National Biodefense Institute (BNBI) by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) for the management and operation of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center.”

  • Astrobiology, space biology, space life science, space medicine, Microgravity, ISS,

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