Share this post ✔️ Holiday Issue: The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #21theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther ✔️ Holiday Issue: The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #21Kevin PattonMay 31, 2021Share this post ✔️ Holiday Issue: The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #21theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareLife ScienceYour description for this link...Allegations that COVID escaped from a Chinese lab make it harder for nations to collaborate on ending the pandemic — and fuel online bullying, some scientists say.Some experts point to a series of factors that could make for a rough re-entry to the mixed microbes world of cold and flu viruses.Researchers investigated the dynamic properties of the organism state fluctuations along individual aging trajectories in a large longitudinal database of CBC measurements from a consumer diagnostics laboratory. They used a log-linear mortality estimate—dynamic organism state indicator (DOSI). DOSI recovery time and variance would simultaneously diverge at a critical point of 120 − 150 years of age corresponding to a complete loss of resilience. They conclude that the criticality resulting in the end of life is an intrinsic biological property of an organism that is independent of stress factors and signifies a fundamental or absolute limit of human lifespan. Bottom line: a theoretical human age limit of up to150 years. Yikes—I need a better retirement plan.Your description for this link...Black Americans are systematically undertreated for pain relative to white Americans. We examine whether this racial bias is related to false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites (e.g., “black people’s skin is thicker than white people’s skin”). Findings suggest that individuals with at least some medical training hold and may use false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites to inform medical judgments, which may contribute to racial disparities in pain assessment and treatment.• Investigators tailored and compared Tai Chi for two priorities of healthy aging included lowering blood pressure and improving balance. • No differences were observed in the effectiveness of lowering blood pressure or improving balance between the two Tai Chi interventions. • Tai Chi interventions improved balance, functional fitness and blood pressure of a group of highly physically active older adults.Teaching & Learninghow Eric Mazur redesigned his physics course during the pandemic — and became convinced that online teaching is better.TAPP News & NotesHost Kevin Patton revisits classic segments on the theme of student success & retention in distance & hybrid courses. The importance of empathy & support.PreviousNext