The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #182

Life Science

“It turns out that our jaws grow very slowly, likely due to our overall slow life histories and, in combination with our short faces, delays when a mechanically safe space—or a ‘sweet spot,’ if you will—is available, resulting in our very late ages at molar emergence,” said Gary Schwartz, a paleoanthropologist at the Institute of Human Origins.

Recent scandals in Alzheimer's research and problems with medications designed to help those with Alzheimer's but failing to deliver sufficient results have researchers questioning the overwhelming focus on amyloid-beta in Alzheimer's research.

A large trial adds to a growing list of conditions once thought to be helped by vitamin D supplementation.

Artificial intelligence firm DeepMind has transformed biology by predicting the structure of nearly all proteins known to science in just 18 months, a breakthrough that will speed drug development and revolutionise basic science DeepMind has predicted the structure of almost every protein so far cat

Exposure to forever chemicals — also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS — could cost the current U.S. population nearly $63 billion in hidden health costs.

Teaching & Learning

A newly proposed learning method for those on the autism spectrum accelerates the learning process and can help to improve visual perception.

Exploring the gaps between what I think and what I feel about flexible, hybrid and remote academic work.

TAPP News & Notes

A Collection of Simple Things We Can Do to Improve and Maintain Access and Inclusion in the Anatomy & Physiology Course