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Category: Space

Why do muscles and bones weaken in space?

How animals and plants sense gravity in space As manned Mars exploration and commercial space travel are becoming a reality, living in good health in space is becoming more and more important. On the other hand, it is known that if you stay in space for a long time, your muscles and bones will weaken.…
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Report: Space Biology research

This article is from a newsletter of “Integral Understanding of life-regulation mechanism from ‘SPACE’ (Living in Space)“, a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, in which Ken Takahashi participated as a project member. Mechanosensing Mechanisms for Sensing Mechanical Stress Including Gravitational Changes Goal Bone…
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Fighting the COVID-19 epidemic with Zoom video conference

Takahashi hosted a zoom video conference for research reports, which was originally scheduled as a face-to-face meeting, on February 27 and 28, 2020. Online meetings are an effective option to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. A research group of “Living in Space” is a section of Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas supported…
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Peer review: effect of microgravity on the development of zebrafish heart

A space biology article, on which Ken Takahashi performed peer review, was published in Journal of Biomechanics. This article will give a clue to understand the effect of gravity on the development of cardiovascular system. Effect of Simulated Microgravity Induced PI3K-nos2b Signalling on Zebrafish Cardiovascular Plexus Network Formation Related: Reviewer certificate gallery * * *…
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Lecture attended: Twins in Space

Ken Takahashi attended a lecture “Twins in Space” by Dr. Brinda K. Rana, an associated professor at UCSD, about how space alters the human body, at Knafel Center of Harvard University on February 4, 2019. The topic is closely related to his space medicine research. While several things were revealed in this famous twins study,…
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Kid’s dream for space: a robotic project

Ken Takahashi had a Skype discussion with elementary school students at Westford, MA, USA about their robotic project. The project is about prevention of muscle atrophy in astronauts in space.

New collaboration in space medicine

Visited Florida State University to establish a new collaboration in space medicine.

Lecture: How does our body change in space?

講演:宇宙で身体はどう変わる?@高槻中学校・高校 In response to request, Ken Takahashi gave a lecture “How does our body change in space?” to junior high/high school students at Takatsuki Junior High/High School on January 31, 2018. It was carried out as an outreach activity of The Biophysical Society of Japan(日本生物物理学会).

What happens to our body in space: A talk

Ken Takahashi gave a lecture entitled “Human body in space” at Daido University in Japan on November 3, 2007. The main audiences were leaders of Young Astronauts Club Japan. He talked about what happens to our body when we go to space. It is a must-know knowledge now that space travel is becoming a reality.…
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Newspaper: Learning effect of zero-gravity on human body

2006年2月20日・中日新聞尾張版朝刊27面 無重力状態での人体の影響学ぶ 一宮のYAC 日本宇宙少年団(YAC)一宮分団の子どもたちが十九日、一宮市富士三丁目の中日ホームサービスで、宇宙と人間の体についての講義を聞いた=写真。 講師は名古屋大学大学院の高橋賢研究員(三三)。写真を示しながら「宇宙に行くと、骨や筋肉が減るなどいろいろな影響が出てくる」と説明。「無重力状態では骨に力がかからないので、骨の中がすかすかになってしまう。宇宙では予防のために機械を使って運動しているんですよ」などと話した。 子どもたちは「地球に帰ってきたら骨ば元に戻るの」「予防のための薬は何種類ありますか」などと積極的に質問し理解を深めていた。(中日新聞)

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