The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #172

Life Science

New research on young, healthy humans found the body begins overheating when exposed to temperatures and humidity lower than previously believed.

US regulatory agency signals willingness to allow first xenotransplant trials.

The most transmissible variant yet of the coronavirus is threatening a fresh wave of infections in the United States, even among those who have recovered from the virus fairly recently. The subvariant of Omicron known as BA.

If anything, science has only complicated the personhood debate.

The end of Roe v. Wade will impact everyone, including men and nonbinary, trans and intersex people.

An international study has identified more than 50 genes on the X chromosome in which mutations may cause poor sperm production

Due to its remarkable regenerative capacity, the intestine and particularly intestinal stem cells (ISCs), have become a popular model for studying homeostasis, regeneration, and oncogenic transformation of adult mammalian tissues.

In a recent paper published in Cell Research , Deng et al. report that Leptin receptor-positive mesenchymal cells surrounding intestinal crypts sense diet alterations and modulate ISC function via a stromal IGF1–epithelial IGF1R axis.

These microbes could potentially be used to develop prebiotics and probiotics to treat gut disorders

Researchers have identified a network between the auditory cortex and thalamus that appears to blunt pain when an animal is exposed to specific sounds or noises.

TAPP News & Notes

Let's review our anatomy & physiology course for misconceptions for a better public conversation about pregnancy & abortion care.