✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #105

Life Science

Researching the mechanics of how brain wrinkles and folds form may hold the key to understanding how brain disorders occur and identifying new treatment options.

Neuroscientists do not fully understand how blackouts occur. Researchers long assumed alcohol impairs memory because it kills brain cells. Indeed, long-standing alcohol abuse can damage nerve cells and permanently impact memory and learning. It is unlikely, however, that brain damage is behind acute blackouts. It is clear that processes in the hippocampus—the area of brain involved in the formation, storage and retrieval of new memories—are disturbed. Specifically, it appears alcohol impairs the so-called long-term potentiation of synapses at the pyramidal cells in the hippocampus.

Although systemic antibiotics are critical in controlling infections and reducing morbidity and mortality, overuse of antibiotics is presumed to contribute to negative repercussions such as selecti...

A new study in mice found excessive sugar intake during puberty could be an environmental risk factor for the development of psychiatric disorders in those with genetic predispositions.

Once seen as experimental, the mRNA tech that has enabled us to quickly develop covid-19 vaccines could also be used to tackle other stubborn diseases

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Relying on race and ethnicity when interpreting medical test results can harm patients. It must stop, say Layal Liverpool and Jennifer Tsai

Teaching & Learning

Omicron’s arrival leads many colleges to shift plans for the semester that starts today on many campuses. Some colleges face criticism for doing so, and some face criticism for not making changes.

TAPP News & Notes

A place to start looking for "safe" images, videos, audio, and other media to use in teaching human anatomy & physiology. Features curated collections.

Audio episodes focused on teaching human anatomy & physiology (A&P) featuring award-winning A&P professor and author, Dr. Kevin Patton.