✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #140

Life Science

A woman grew up without her left temporal lobe, which highlights how amazingly plastic the brain is.

Scientists have discovered a brand-new type of cell hiding inside the delicate, branching passageways of human lungs.

Sabina Leanti La Rosa. Credit: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Have you heard about the food additive E415? It is also known as xanthan gum. Most likely, you eat it several times a week. Xanthan gum is used in everyday foods such as baked goods, ice cream and salad dressings.

A systematic review of sleep data from more than 100,000 people in the United Kingdom has revealed 16 distinct ways we snooze. The clusters could one day allow experts to better diagnose insomnia and preinsomnia in individuals.

Teaching & Learning

A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports lends support to a body of research suggesting that reading on electronic devices reduces comprehension.

TAPP News & Notes

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