Episode 15 Nutrition in space
In this episode, we will discuss about nutrition in space!
We will go over a review article published in Aug 2021, titled “Nutrition as Fuel for Human Spaceflight” by Dr. Scott Smith, the manager of Nutritional Biochemistry laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center.
To access the original article -> https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/physiol.00011.2021?journalCode=physiologyonline
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Episode 14 Drug pharmacokinetics in space
In this episode, we will discuss about drug pharmacokinetics in space!
We will go over a review article published in Feb 2022, titled “Physiological adaptations affecting drug pharmacokinetics in space: what do we really know? A critical review of the literature.”
To access the original article -> https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bph.15822
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Episode 13 Blood Transfusion in Space
In this episode, we will discuss about blood transfusion in space!
What is "floating blood bank"?
We will go over a study published in Sep, 2019, in Transfusion, titled “Blood transfusion for deep space exploration.”
To access the original article -> https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/trf.15493
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This week will be a quick coffee break episode again.
I will share with you a few questions/comments I got from listeners, and talk a little about the updates on the astronaut selection process.
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Episode12 Astronaut's skin mycobiome
In this episode, we will go over a study published in Jan, 2021, in the Journal of Medical Mycology, titled “The skin mycobiome of an astronaut during a 1-year stay on the International Space Station.”
To access the original article -> https://academic.oup.com/mmy/article/59/1/106/5896690
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Episode11 - Fungus in Space
In this episode, we will go over a study published in July, 2021, in the Journal of Microbiology and Immunology, titled “Seven years of progress in determining fungal diversity and characterization of fungi isolated from the Japanese Experiment Module KIBO, International Space Station.”
To access the original article -> https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1348-0421.12931
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This week, we will not be updating a new episode covering a paper, but will share a quick coffee break episode.
I will share with you the reason for starting this podcast, and the astronaut selection process that I am currently applying for.
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Episode10 - Hybrid Training System
In this episode, we will go over exercise in space!
What is ARED (Advanced Resistive Exercise Device)? And, what is HTS (Hybrid Training System)?
We will go over a research article published in August, 2015, in PLOS ONE, titled “Electrically Stimulated Antagonist Muscle Contraction Increased Muscle Mass and Bone Mineral Density of One Astronaut - Initial Verification on the International Space Station.”
To access the original article -> https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0134736
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Episode09 - Space anemia caused by hemolysis
In this episode, we will go over a research article published in January, 2022, in Nature Medicine, titled “Hemolysis contributes to anemia during long-duration space flight.”
To access the original article -> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01637-7
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Episode08 - Intracranial pressure and SANS
In this episode, we will go over a research article published in October, 2020, in the Journal of Physiology, titled “Long-duration spaceflight alters estimated intracranial pressure and cerebral blood velocity.”
To access the original article -> https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP280318
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Episode07 NASA Twins Study - Aquaporin2 and SANS
In this episode, continuing on from Episode05 and 06, we will again go over a research article published in April, 2019, in Science, titled “The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight.”
To access the original article -> https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aau8650
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Episode05 NASA Twins Study - Collagen, Inflammation, and Flu shot
In this episode, continuing on from Episode05, we will again go over a research article published in April, 2019, in Science, titled “The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight.”
To access the original article -> https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aau8650
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Episode05 NASA Twins Study - Telomeres and Cognitive Performance
In this episode, we will briefly go over a research article published in April, 2019, in Science, titled “The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight.”
To access the original article -> https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aau8650
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Cardiac Health and Sleep in Space
In this episode, we will briefly go over a research article published in July, 2021, in Nature, titled “Astronauts well-being and possibly anti-aging improved during long-duration spaceflight.”
To access the original article -> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-94478-w
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Heart rate variability and magnetic disturbances in anti-aging
In this episode, we will briefly go over a research article published in June, 2019, in Nature, titled “Anti-aging effects of long-term space missions, estimated by heart rate variability.”
To access the original article -> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45387-6
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Space Radiation and Mammal Reproductivity
In this episode, we will briefly go over a research article published in June, 2021, in Science Advances, titled “Evaluating the long-term effect of space radiation on the reproductive normality of mammalian sperm on the International Space Station.”
To access the original article -> https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg5554
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Musculoskeletal Atrophy in Space
In this episode, we will briefly go over a Review Article published in May, 2021, in NPJ Microgravity, titled “Findings from recent studies by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency examining musculoskeletal atrophy in space and on Earth.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-021-00145-9
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