✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #138

Life Science

Researchers evaluated whether dietary fiber intake was associated with a decrease in inflammation in older adults, and if fiber was inversely related to cardiovascular disease.

The results showed that total fiber, and more specifically, cereal fiber, but not fruit or vegetable fiber, was consistently associated with lower inflammation and lower cardiovascular disease incidence.

Two neurologists argue that calling T.I.A.s what they are — minor strokes — could prompt patients to seek the help they need more quickly.

Lateral flow tests for COVID-19 can be very accurate and specific when used as directed, but introducing acidic fluids can cause the tests’ detecting antibodies to clump, which may read as a positive result.

CT scans of humans, chimpanzees and macaques reveal that human collarbones slow their growth rate in the final months of pregnancy, perhaps to make it easier for babies to squeeze through the pelvis

A study of hundreds of years of family trees suggests a man's genes play a role in him having sons or daughters.

Men inherit a tendency to have more sons or more daughters from their parents. This means that a man with many brothers is more likely to have sons, while a man with many sisters is more likely to have daughters.

A new book chronicles how scientists are finally giving proper attention to female health and anatomy

His research into recombinant DNA provided a foundation for the biotech revolution, leading to a long list of lifesaving treatments.

Teaching & Learning

Teachers have to implement some sort of late work penalty policy and often modify it. Learn how a flexible deadline policy can decrease late work.

TAPP News & Notes

Don't just flip through a few books to decide which learning tool works best for your students. Use this guidance from a veteran professor and mentor.