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Shades of gravity – effects of planetary gravity levels on electrocortical activity and neurocognitive performance
The plans of international space agencies to return to the Moon and explore deep space, including Mars, highlight the challenges of human adaptation...
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Under pressure—the influence of hypergravity on electrocortical activity and neurocognitive performance
The effects of hypergravity and the associated increased pressure on the human body have not yet been studied in detail, but are of great importance...
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A Long Way for Europe and Germany: From Apollo 16 to the International Space Station ISS
When Apollo 16 took off for the Moon in 1972, the Federal Republic of Germany launched its first life science research project in space: the BIOSTACK...
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Introduction: Space Life Sciences—Basic Research and Applications Under Extraordinary Conditions
Sixty years of human spaceflight after the maiden flights of Yuri Gagarin in 1961 and John Glenn in 1962, respectively, seem to be justification...
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Ground-Based Simulators of Microgravity for Pharmaceutical Research
A pharmaceutical drug is a chemical substance that causes a physiological or psychological change in a living organism. Pharmaceutical studies run...
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Increasing auditory intensity enhances temporal but deteriorates spatial accuracy in a virtual interception task
Humans are quite accurate and precise in interception performance. So far, it is still unclear what role auditory information plays in spatiotemporal...
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Success Stories: Innovative Developments for Biomedical Diagnostics and Preventative Health Care
Research and development programs such as space life sciences often require technical solutions for extreme environments and, in many cases, lead to...
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Ground-Based Simulators of Microgravity for Pharmaceutical Research
A pharmaceutical drug is a chemical substance that causes a physiological or psychological change in a living organism. Pharmaceutical studies run...
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Success Stories: Incremental Progress and Scientific Breakthroughs in Life Science Research
Research in space life sciences is a multidisciplinary activity that has—over several decades—resulted in many incremental new findings, extensions...
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Virtual reality as a countermeasure for astronaut motion sickness during simulated post-flight water landings
Entry motion sickness (EMS) affects crewmembers upon return to Earth following extended adaptation to microgravity. Anticholinergic pharmaceuticals...
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Space Motion Sickness
Space motion sickness is a challenging entity with difficulties in prevention and treatment yet critical for successful space operations. The aim of...
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Effects of Spaceflight on the Nervous System
Humans are born to live and work on earth’s environment under the influence of gravity. So far, the nervous system has been proven to adapt, when...
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Effects of Spaceflight on the Immune System
The immune system belongs to the most affected systems during spaceflight, and sensitivity of cells of the human immune system to reduced gravity has...
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Remote Controlled Autonomous Microgravity Lab Platforms for Drug Research in Space
Research conducted in microgravity conditions has the potential to yield new therapeutics, as advances can be achieved in the absence of phenomena...
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In vivo measurements of spinal stiffness according to a stepwise increase of axial load
BackgroundThe spine has a complex motor control. Its different stabilization mechanisms through passive, active, and neurological subsystems may...
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The influence of microgravity on cerebral blood flow and electrocortical activity
Changes in gravity conditions have previously been reported to influence brain hemodynamics as well as neuronal activity. This paper attempts to...
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Space Life Sciences in the Exploration Era: An Outlook on Future Challenges and Opportunities
After many years of space life science research performed on occasional flight opportunities and more than 20 years of continuous and constantly...
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Effects of Spaceflight on the Vestibular System
Here on Earth, the vestibular system provides sensory information to assist with orientation and motion perception, balance, locomotion, stabilizing...
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Effects of Spaceflight on the Nervous System
Humans are born to live and work on earth’s environment under the influence of gravity. So far, the nervous system has been proven to adapt, when...
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Predicting the spread and persistence of genetically modified dominant sterile male mosquitoes
BackgroundReproductive containment provides an opportunity to implement a staged-release strategy for genetic control of malaria vectors, in...
