Dormant viral pathways underlie space-induced neural senescence – a neuroprotective strategy for spaceflight and neurological diseases

Authors: Aline M.A. Martins, Hideyuki Nakashima, Angela Macia, Taichi Umeyama, Satoshi Miyashita, Livia Luz de Souza Nascimento, Luisa Bulcao Vieira Coelho, Pinar Mesci, Erik Viirre, Nicole Suarez, Aurian Saleh, Alex Savchenko, Beatriz Freitas, Aline L. Leite, Diego M. Assis, Masataka Ishizu, Tomoo Owa, Mikio Hoshino, John Yates III, Kinichi Nakashima, and Alysson R. Muotri

bioRxiv, 04 November 2025