Share this post ✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #97theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther ✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #97Kevin PattonDec 10, 2021Share this post ✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #97theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareLife ScienceSome people with COVID-19 develop abnormal blood clots, including in the smallest blood vessels. The clots may also form in multiple places in the body, including in the lungs. This unusual clotting may cause different complications, including organ damage, heart attack and stroke.Hippocampal HCN channels are more highly expressed in people with major depressive disorder. Antidepressants that increase cAMP signaling interfere with TRIP8b's ability to bind to HCN channels, helping to restore cognitive ability in those with MDD.Chronic stress accelerates the body's epigenetic clock, however, those that can manage the effects of stress by strengthening their emotional regulation and self-control can slow the process.Xenobots’ tiny size is an advantage, Petersen says. “The fact that they were able to do this at such a small scale just makes it even better, because you can start to imagine biomedical application areas,” she says. Minuscule xenobots might be able to sculpt tissues for implantation, for instance, or go inside bodies to deliver therapeutics to specific spots.Teaching & LearningWhile interpersonal emotional regulation appears to be ubiquitous and the people we reach out to are often supportive, they may not always provide the emotional support we are looking for. I wonder what role we faculty play in this process for our students?TAPP News & NotesClickers engage students more fully in lectures, labs, discussions, & active learning environments. Student response systems are effective and easy to use.PreviousNext