The A﹠P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #193

Life Science

The new data shows the biggest drop in life expectancy over the past 100 years. COVID-19, overdoses, and accidents are among the causes.

Updated COVID jabs have been approved in the United States and United Kingdom, but they offer roughly the same protection as existing vaccines, a study suggests.

People who have the blood group type A are more likely to suffer a stroke before the age of 60 than those with the most common blood type O, a new study reports.

Drug-free Vibrant System cleared for treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation

In 1969, 4% of Americans said they used marijuana. Now that number is 48%. Cigarette smoking, meanwhile, has declined sharply, a Gallup poll shows.

Sleep age, a projected age that correlates to a person's sleep health, may be a predictor of overall health and mortality risk.

Doctors still don’t know what causes it, or how to stop it.

Sleep researchers conclude that, in most cases, sleep paralysis is simply a sign that your body is not moving smoothly through the stages of sleep. Rarely is sleep paralysis linked to deep underlying psychiatric problems.

Hormone replacement therapy has a bad reputation because of potential risks to long-term health. A new look at the evidence could change our relationship with HRT - and the menopause

Teaching & Learning

Are employers responsible for employees' happiness? It's an important question for higher education.

TAPP News & Notes

Reviewing Our Syllabus | Telling the Story of Our Course | Our Syllabus Creates Our Course Culture

Are you familiar with the international lists of human anatomy terminology? Even if you are, you will find useful facts and ideas here.