The A﹠P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #201

Life Science

People who had COVID-19 early in the pandemic had a heightened risk of clots up to 49 weeks later, according to a large study from England and Wales.

Monitoring the status of critically-ill patients in hospital is an essential task often complicated by the need to make tough, high-stake decisions under pressure.

Being predisposed to being a night owl may put you at a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease than being a morning person, a new study found.

Scientists have developed a drug that can strengthen muscles and bones in mice—without actual exercise— in a way that mimics the positive effects of sports.

Among the laundry list of health problems COVID has inflicted on the world's population, one of the more perplexing could be an increase in the number of girls experiencing what is known as idiopathic precocious puberty – abnormally early onset of...

In this Special Feature, we look at the symptoms that many people who menstruate experience before their periods, how these might affect them, and how to cope.

Research finds five to 10 minutes daily of a type of strength training for muscles used in breathing can help anyone reduce or prevent high blood pressure. The training can also help elite athletes.

Teaching & Learning

Erika Gault had just turned in her first book manuscript when she suffered a heart attack. At the time, she was an assistant professor of Africana studies at the University of Arizona, and by all external measures she was thriving.

TAPP News & Notes

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