The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #183

Life Science

Ultrasound scanners, which image the inside of the human body, are a life-saving medical tool.

The experiments mark the first time fully synthetic mouse embryos — without the use of sperm or eggs — have been grown outside the womb.

The pace of our lives are closely intertwined with so many things: hormonal changes, literal growing pains, and (of course) dental development.

With more and more people taking the antiviral Paxlovid to treat early Covid-19, the number of rebound Covid cases will likely increase.

You have full access to this article via your institution. When the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) halved its recommended isolation time for people with COVID-19 to five days back in December, it said that the change was motivated by science.

A new study published in the journal Circulation has shown that people who participate in moderate or vigorous physical activity for 150-600 minutes per week have the lowest risk of mortality from all causes. The study included more than 116,000 American adults and followed them for 30 years.

Prioritize this critical time for your health.

During the past few years, emerging data have refocused our attention on sex differences in blood pressure (BP). While confirming the findings from historical p

T cells are a special class of white blood cells that patrol the body and attack infected or foreign tissue. They learn to distinguish friendly proteins from dangerous ones in an organ called the thymus.

Teaching & Learning

BOne student labors to write essays because they struggle with typing. Another scrambles to complete assignments on time because they don’t know the campus has fast, designated Wi-Fi. Yet another grasps the course material, but doesn’t know how to take notes in their digital textbook.

These are just a few scenarios that administrators and faculty members at California State University at Northridge have found some students face — a reality check that’s informing new digital-literacy projects on the campus. In a spring survey of more than 200 students across grade levels on what tech competencies needed sharpening, 91 percent listed basic computer skills.

Gaps in digital literacy — broadly defined as the ability to navigate and use technology to its fullest extend — are not unique to Cal State at Northridge.

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