"Weightlessness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Condition in which no acceleration, whether due to gravity or any other force, can be detected by an observer within a system. It also means the absence of weight or the absence of the force of gravity acting on a body. Microgravity, gravitational force between 0 and 10 -6 g, is included here. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988)
| Descriptor ID |
D014893
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.060.350.369.400.900
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weightlessness" by people in Profiles.
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Leveraging space innovations for cancer breakthroughs on Earth. Trends Cancer. 2025 May; 11(5):433-440.
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Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) and its countermeasures. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2025 May; 106:101340.
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Treatment with a superoxide dismutase mimetic for joint preservation during 35 and 75 days in orbit aboard the international space station, and after 120 days recovery on Earth. Life Sci Space Res (Amst). 2025 Feb; 44:67-78.
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Artificial gravity: an effective countermeasure for microgravity-induced headward fluid shift? J Appl Physiol (1985). 2024 Nov 01; 137(5):1071-1081.
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Microbiology of human spaceflight: microbial responses to mechanical forces that impact health and habitat sustainability. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2024 Sep 26; 88(3):e0014423.
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The Case for Bisphosphonate Use in Astronauts Flying Long-Duration Missions. Cells. 2024 08 13; 13(16).
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Molecular and physiological changes in the SpaceX Inspiration4 civilian crew. Nature. 2024 Aug; 632(8027):1155-1164.
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Effect of Spaceflight and Microgravity on the Musculoskeletal System: A Review. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Jun 15; 32(12):535-541.
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Human Health during Space Travel: State-of-the-Art Review. Cells. 2022 12 22; 12(1).
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Cardiac function, structural, and electrical remodeling by microgravity exposure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2023 01 01; 324(1):H1-H13.