The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #155

Life Science

Very interesting audio segments on the changing ways we understand—and teach about—human sex and reproduction.

Summary: The duration of a baby’s crying decreases significantly after five weeks of age, but crying remains an important part of a child’s communication repertoire after the age of six months. When will my infant child stop crying so much?

SAN FRANCISCO -- Amidst countless reports indicating that many people feel extremely debilitated from "long COVID" after surviving the infection, now comes a study indicating that some patients have the opposite experience.

The third 10 μg dose may be administered to children at least 5 months after the initial primary series under the terms of the emergency use authorization (EUA), the agency said.

A team of German, Swedish, and British scientists has developed a new stem cell therapy which can repair a damaged heart, following a heart attack.

Summary: Researchers used optogenetics techniques to stimulate specific brain areas to increase neurogenesis and the production of neural stem cells to improve memory, cognition, and emotional processing in animal models. We humans lose mental acuity, an unfortunate side effect of aging.

For more than 50 years, researchers drawn a link between small, DNA-containing structures called micronuclei and cancer. But scientists are only now beginning to understand the role they play in driving cancer progression.

Consuming the equivalent of one cup of cranberries daily may improve memory by increasing blood flow to key areas of the brain that support cognition, new research suggests.

Teaching & Learning

When it comes to learning, there’s value in helping students see the ‘forest for the trees.

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