{"id":154085,"date":"2026-07-07T10:12:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//?p=154085"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:58:43","slug":"new-ucf-study-links-microgravity-space-radiation-to-accelerated-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//new-ucf-study-links-microgravity-space-radiation-to-accelerated-aging/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//","title":{"rendered":"New UCF Study Links Microgravity, Space Radiation to Accelerated Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What happens to the human body in space may help scientists create new anti-aging therapies.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>UCF Professor Michal Masternak and his team have identified molecular changes in the liver that happen when space travelers experience radiation and microgravity. These changes /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2013 that resemble accelerated aging /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2013 provide new insight into how prolonged space missions may increase health risks for astronauts and reveal potential targets for therapies that could combat age-related diseases on Earth.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cJust 24 hours after radiation exposure, there are many genetic changes in the liver that are remarkably similar to what happens during aging./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2014 Professor Michal Masternak</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cWe focused on the liver because it is one of the major metabolic organs in our body,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d says Masternak, leader of the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//medicine/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/">College of Medicine</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//a>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2019s aging and space medicine research efforts. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cWhat we found was that just 24 hours after radiation exposure, there are many genetic changes in the liver that are remarkably similar to what happens during aging. We can assume that if someone were in space much longer, the damage could be much greater./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>The findings were recently published in&nbsp;<em>GeroScience.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//em></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"attachment_154091/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-154091 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/">Professor Michal Masternak says the space industry provides unique opportunities to study aging at an accelerated pace. (Photo by Eddy Duryea /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201913/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u202f)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<h2></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>&nbsp;</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<h2>Navigating the Science</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>For their study, UCF researchers and scientists from the U.S. created a simulated deep space environment in the lab. The team exposed animal models to simulated microgravity for 14 days and galactic cosmic radiation and solar particle events at NASA Space Radiation Laboratory trying to mimic the dosage that astronauts would be exposed to during a trip to Mars.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>The exposure triggered noticeable and potentially harmful changes in the liver, including increased cellular senescence (aging and decreased cell function), inflammation and fibrosis. Left untreated, these conditions can eventually lead to declining and even failing organ function.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>The research team then compared their results with data collected from astronaut blood samples taken during the NASA Twins Study and Inspiration4 astronauts. They saw similar genetic changes in blood.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2019ve got this raw data from human studies, and they show that some of these changes are similar,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d Masternak says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cThat tells us we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2019re identifying useful molecular targets that one day could help protect astronauts during long-duration space missions./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>They&nbsp;also&nbsp;went a step further to see&nbsp;whether the&nbsp;changes could be treated. They&nbsp;identified&nbsp;a group of molecules known as antagomirs that alter several aging and inflammatory genetic pathways&nbsp;by interacting with the body/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2019s&nbsp;microRNA. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/">(From left to right): Biotechnology graduate student Sarah Siddiqi, researcher Mishfak Mansoor, UCF Professor Michal Masternak and biomedical sciences doctoral student Md Tanjim Alam. (Photo by Eddy Duryea /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201913/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u202f)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<h2>Understanding Aging in the Space Age</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>Masternak says&nbsp;the nation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2019s&nbsp;growing <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//space/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/">space</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//a> industry provides a unique opportunity to study aging at an accelerated pace.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cVery often when we study different aging processes, it takes time,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cEven in humans, it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2019s almost impossible because it would take decades. But if we see some acceleration of aging in space, then we can translate it to human studies. We can observe processes happening much faster, understand them better and eventually use that knowledge to improve health for people here on Earth./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cIf we see some acceleration of aging in space, then &#8230; we can observe processes happening much faster, understand them better and eventually use that knowledge to improve health for people here on Earth./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2014 Masternak</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>Those discoveries could eventually lead to therapies that slow age-related diseases, preserve organ function and improve quality of life for everyone as they age.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cOur understanding of aging is very complex,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d Masternak says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cAging isn&#8217;t simply wrinkles or cosmetic changes. It/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2019s the gradual and cascading failure of multiple organs and biological systems that happen at the same time. By understanding what starts that process and where it happens, we have a better chance of preventing many diseases before they develop. That is one of the biggest outstanding questions./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<h2>Students Positioned at the Forefront of Space Medicine</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>College of Medicine students are also benefitting from space medicine research. <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//biomedical-sciences-phd/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/">Biomedical sciences Ph.D.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//a> student <strong>Md&nbsp;Tanjim Alam&nbsp;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201925MS&nbsp;</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//strong>joined Masternak&#8217;s laboratory during his&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//biotechnology-ms/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/">biotechnology&nbsp;master&#8217;s program</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//a> after initially planning to study cancer in relation to aging biology. Then he was introduced to space medicine, including processing astronaut samples from commercial space travelers to study how extreme environments affect human biology. That research has inspired him.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cI want to keep exploring the unknown,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d Alam says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cI really want to understand how space travel influences human health, particularly its effects on aging and cancer./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>Biotechnology&nbsp;graduate&nbsp;student&nbsp;<strong>Sarah&nbsp;S.&nbsp;Siddiqi&nbsp;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201924&nbsp;</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//strong>says the interdisciplinary nature of the research attracted her to the space medicine and aging lab.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cWhen people think of aging, they think only about elderly populations,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d says Siddiqi, who earned her bachelor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2019s degree as a Burnett Honors Scholar in biomedical sciences. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201cBut we study aging across different stages of life and different environments, including space. I&#8217;ll always be focused on improving quality of life. I want to better understand diseases that are increasingly prevalent and find ways to recognize them earlier, before they progress to later stages./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p><em>Funding and Disclosure:</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//em></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p><em>Representing&nbsp;UCF,&nbsp;<strong>Natalie Hayslip&nbsp;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201924</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//strong>&nbsp;served as first author, while&nbsp;<strong>Sarah Ashiqueali&nbsp;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201921MS /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201924PhD</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//strong>, Xiang Zhu, <strong>Ridwan Hussein&nbsp;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u201922&nbsp;</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//strong>and&nbsp;Mishfak&nbsp;Mansoor also contributed to the research.&nbsp;Researchers from&nbsp;Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine,&nbsp;Universidade&nbsp;Federal de Pelotas,&nbsp;the&nbsp;University of&nbsp;Pittsburgh&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;University of North Carolina at Chapel&nbsp;Hill&nbsp;also&nbsp;contributed.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//em></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p><em>This work was supported by the National Science Foundation Award Number (FAIN): 2317758(MMM), Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/u2019s Disease Research Program of the&nbsp;Florida Department of Health,&nbsp;Public Health Research, Biomedical Research Program&nbsp;24A12 (MMM), and the National Science Centre, Poland UMO-2023/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//51/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//B/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//NZ5/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//00498 (MMM).</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//em></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n<p><em>Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the awarding agencies.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//em></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154085/n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Findings from College of Medicine Professor Michal Masternak and his team suggest spaceflight stressors may accelerate aging in the liver. 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