カテゴリー: Space

有人火星探査や商業宇宙旅行が現実のものとなりつつある現在、宇宙で健康に暮らすことの重要性はますます高まっています。一方、宇宙で長期間滞在すると、筋肉がやせたり、骨がもろくなったりすることが知られています。これは、無重力環境が人体に及ぼす影響によると考えられていますが...
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宇宙の微小重力環境下では骨量減少や筋萎縮が起こりますが、骨や筋肉などの細胞がどのように重力を感知しているかはよくわかっていません。この研究の目的は、細胞が重力を感知するしくみを...
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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 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan. The research group holds its conference biannually. Over 60 researchers in the fields of space biology and medicine attended the conference and reported their findings and achievements. In Japan, working styles and business productivity are undergoing more changes than ever, and video meetings…
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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 * * * Takahashi Lab at Okayama University uses principles of physiology, cellular and molecular biology, and biophysics. The purpose of the lab is to develop science and medicine by unveiling the mechanisms of diseases through collaborations with scientists, epidemiologists, and corporate alliances. The alliance includes Harvard University, Boston University, Tokyo University of Science, and PD Aerospace, Ltd.

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, what happens to our bodies in space is not yet understood very well. Further study is needed to make the future space travel safe.

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.

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

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）.

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. Related: Lecture: How does our body change in space?

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）