✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #116

Life Science

Researchers reveal how the brain creates an illusion of visual stability.

A ‘breakthrough’ heart surgery earned acclaim, but it’s not clear how long the organ will work

How does the body connect our nutrition to our development? A receptor in the brain plays a key role in puberty and growth!

We all need our rest, but too much lounging around can be tough on our bodies. We humans can lose up to 14% of our muscle power when confined to bed for just 10 days.

Hibernating animals are a different story, however. Ground squirrels don’t waste away during Jack Frost’s tenure—they manage to build muscle at the end of their winter slumbers, even with no fuel from food.

A new study reveals how. Bacteria in the squirrels’ guts help the animals recycle waste to provide the building blocks for muscle—the first time intestinal microbes have been shown to play this role in hibernation.

Global survey shows that in 2019, antimicrobial resistance killed more people than HIV/AIDS or malaria.

The genetic variant probably comes from ancient wolves.

During sleep, breathing entrains and coordinates neural activity across the limbic system, and enhances memory consolidation.

Teaching & Learning

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