✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #110

Life Science

The term "endemic" usually means that an infection is stable, not that it is less deadly or that protective measures are no longer required. With the omicron variant surging, covid-19 is unlikely to become endemic soon

A device that delivers electric current to the knees could help combat osteoarthritis, a painful condition caused by worn cartilage, after successful tests in rabbits

Inactivated-virus vaccines elicit few, if any, infection-blocking antibodies — but might still protect against severe disease.

Study reveals how well some people can compare complex visual images, like fingerprints or specific facial features, without a background in forensic sciences.

Teaching & Learning

Researchers propose forgetting memories or things we have learned may be a functional feature in the brain and actually an additional form of learning.

This research sought to replicate and extend work suggesting that coloring can reduce anxiety, asking whether coloring can improve cognitive performance. In 2 experiments, undergraduates (N = 47, N...

ABSTRACT Online teachers are an under-researched population, but their perspectives are crucial to the successful implementation of online education. A fully online section of an established face-t...

TAPP News & Notes

Textbooks are mittens, not gloves | Red or green pens for student feedback? | How teeth sense cold | What are tunneling nanotubes? And who cares? | Greek names for COVID strains

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