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Effects of 15-Days −6° Head-Down Bed Rest on the Attention Bias of Threatening Stimulus
Previous researchers have found that head-down bed rest (HDBR) will affect the emotional state of individuals, and negative emotions such as anxiety are closely related to attention bias.
Shan Jiang +7 more
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A comprehensive strategy is required to mitigate risks to astronauts’ health, well-being, and performance. This strategy includes developing countermeasures to prevent or reduce adverse responses to the stressors astronauts encounter during spaceflight ...
Gilles Clément +12 more
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Cancer Studies under Space Conditions: Finding Answers Abroad
In this review article, we discuss the current state of knowledge in cancer research under real and simulated microgravity conditions and point out further research directions in this field. Outer space is an extremely hostile environment for human life,
José Luis Cortés-Sánchez +8 more
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High-gradient magnetic fields and starch metabolism: results from a space experiment
Directing plant growth in weightlessness requires understanding the processes that establish plant orientation and how to manipulate them. Both gravi- and phototropism determine directional growth and previous experiments showed that high gradient ...
K. H. Hasenstein +3 more
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Microgravity and Musculoskeletal Health: What Strategies Should Be Used for a Great Challenge?
Space colonization represents the most insidious challenge for mankind, as numerous obstacles affect the success of space missions. Specifically, the absence of gravitational forces leads to systemic physiological alterations, with particular emphasis on
Roberto Bonanni +4 more
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The primary aim of the study was to assess cerebral circulation in healthy young subjects during an ultra-short (45 min) session of ground-based microgravity modeled by “dry” immersion (DI), with the help of a multifunctional Laser Doppler Flowmetry (LDF)
Liudmila Gerasimova-Meigal +4 more
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INTRODUCTION. According to the WHO, between 250,000 and 500,000 people are affected every year with spinal cord injury (SCI) around the world. The number of disabled people as a result of spinal cord injury in Russia is estimated to be over 250,000 and ...
Polina V. Tkachenko, Vadim D. Daminov
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The Mongolian gerbil displays unique physiological and anatomical features that make this species an attractive object for biological experiments in space.
Yuri S. Krivonosov +8 more
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Weightlessness is an extreme environment that can cause a series of adaptive changes in the human body. Findings from real and simulated weightlessness indicate altered cardiovascular functions, such as reduction in left ventricular (LV) mass, cardiac ...
Hui Zhu, Hanqing Wang, Zhiqiang Liu
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Simulated Weightlessness Perturbs the Intestinal Metabolomic Profile of Rats
Recently, disorders of intestinal homeostasis in the space environment have been extensively demonstrated. Accumulating evidence have suggested microgravity and simulated weightlessness could induce dysbiosis of intestinal microbiota, which may ...
Mingliang Jin +5 more
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