Search
Search Results
-
Functional and Neuromuscular Aspects of Spaceflight
The extreme environment of reduced gravity and radiation exposure are among the main reasons for scientists’ concern for the harmful consequences to...
-
Impact of 60 days of 6° head down tilt bed rest on muscular oxygen uptake and heart rate kinetics: efficacy of a reactive sledge jump countermeasure
PurposeThe effects of 60 days of head down tilt bed rest (HDBR) with and without the application of a reactive jump countermeasure were investigated,...
-
Brain fingerprinting field study on major, terrorist crimes supports the brain fingerprinting scientific standards hypothesis: classification concealed information test with P300 and P300-MERMER succeeds; comparison CIT fails
We conducted (I) 18 event-related potential (ERP) field tests to detect concealed information regarding major terrorist crimes and other real-world...
-
The rVSV-EBOV vaccine provides limited cross-protection against Sudan virus in guinea pigs
Recombinant vesicular stomatitis viruses (rVSVs) engineered to express heterologous viral glycoproteins have proven to be remarkably effective...
-
Molecular biomarkers for assessing the heat-adapted phenotype: a narrative sco** review
Heat acclimation/acclimatisation (HA) mitigates heat-related decrements in physical capacity and heat-illness risk and is a widely advocated...
-
-
As the virus evolves, so too must we: a drug developer’s perspective
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been raging globally for over 2 years with no end in sight. It has become clear that this virus possesses enormous genetic...
-
Neuro-ocular Effects of Spaceflight
During long-duration spaceflight, approximately half of the astronauts develop a unique set of structural and functional neuro-ophthalmic changes to...
-
-
The Cold War in pharmacology: a bibliometric analysis of Berlin’s contributions to Naunyn‑Schmiedeberg’s Archives of Pharmacology (1947–1974)
After World War II, Berlin was divided into the West, controlled by The United States, the UK, and France, and the East, controlled by the Soviet...
-
Nutritional and Alternative Approaches to Treatment in Space
Human space travel has increased over the past two decades. For the success of space missions understanding nutritional needs is essential....
-
Nutritional and Alternative Approaches to Treatment in Space
Human space travel has increased over the past two decades. For the success of space missions understanding nutritional needs is essential....
-
The effectiveness of bench step exercise for ameliorating acute mental stress-induced arterial stiffening
PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of bench step (BS) exercise for ameliorating arterial stiffening caused by acute mental stress...
-
Habituation of Brain Activity with Repetition in Color and Picture–Word Stroop Tests
As a widely used mental task for functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), the original color–word Stroop task has the advantage of being...
-
Brains in space: the importance of understanding the impact of long-duration spaceflight on spatial cognition and its neural circuitry
Fifty years after the first humans stepped on the Moon, space faring nations have entered a new era of space exploration. NASA’s reference mission to...
-
Daily 30-min exposure to artificial gravity during 60 days of bed rest does not maintain aerobic exercise capacity but mitigates some deteriorations of muscle function: results from the AGBRESA RCT
PurposeSpaceflight impairs physical capacity. Here we assessed the protective effect of artificial gravity (AG) on aerobic exercise capacity and...
-
Urolithin C reveals anti-NAFLD potential via AMPK-ferroptosis axis and modulating gut microbiota
The pharmacology of urolithin C (UroC) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is largely undetermined. We sought to investigate the potential...
-
Confinement, partial sleep deprivation and defined physical activity–influence on cardiorespiratory regulation and capacity
IntroductionAdequate cardiorespiratory fitness is of utmost importance during spaceflight and should be assessable via moderate work rate...
-
Faecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 from patients with asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 without gastrointestinal symptoms in Ghana
ObjectiveIn this study, we sought to determine whether faecal shedding occurs among SARS-COV-2 positive Ghanaians, as reported elsewhere. Hence we...
