Geraldine Vitry

Jul 15, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Keith Siew |Stephen Walsh |Rebecca H. Finch |Geraldine Vitry

AbstractTo explore new worlds we must ensure humans can survive and thrive in the space environment. Incidence of kidney stones in astronauts is a major risk factor associated with long term missions, caused by increased blood calcium levels due to bone demineralisation triggered by microgravity and space radiation. Transcriptomic changes have been observed in other tissues during spaceflight, including the kidney.