Share this post ✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #27theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther ✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #27Kevin PattonJun 16, 2021Share this post ✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #27theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareLife ScienceArtist’s impression of UQ’s new quantum microscope in action. Credit: The University of Queensland In a major scientific leap, University of Queensland researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see.Summary: A new deep neural network can accurately predict a healthy person’s brain age based on EEG data collected from a sleep study. The study found that the model predicted age with a mean absolute error of only 4.6 years.Laughing gas has been used to dull pain in dental offices and maternity units for more than a century, but researchers now think the gas, called nitrous oxide, may effectively treat depression when other therapies have failed.The mass of human chromosomes, which contain the instructions for life in nearly every cell of our bodies, has been measured with X-rays for the first time in a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.In as few as 10 weeks, researchers were able to teach participants how to navigate obstacles and recognize the size and orientation of objects using the rebounding calls of their clicks.Teaching & LearningNIH scientists discover that the resting brain repeatedly replays compressed memories of what was just practiced.On what is hopefully the downhill side of the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s a lot of discussion across higher education about “getting back to normal” or “navigating a new normal.” But “back to normal” is an airy fantasy, not a strategic plan.TAPP News & NotesEarning Badges in A&P Provide Motivation & Granular Documentation of Learning Mastery | Teaching Variations in Skin Color Helps Set the Stage for Health Professionals | Refresher Tests Get StudentsPreviousNext