The A﹠P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #220

Life Science

After 20 years of development, Stanford researchers showcase a robotic boot designed to offer personalized mobility to wearers.

Rheumatoid arthritis affects 1 in 100 people worldwide. It causes inflamed, painful and swollen joints, often in the hands and wrists, and can lead to loss of joint function as well as chronic pain and joint deformities and damage. What causes this condition has been unknown.

The first pig-to-human heart transplant patient died after just 61 days. Now, scientists noticed aberrant electrical signals that might have contributed.

Experts are warning about a "tri-demic."

although its often used, the hormone progesterone in pregnancy doesn't seem to alter a woman's odds for a preterm delivery, a new study shows

All-cause mortality higher for infants born to women with SARS-CoV-2 infection ≤14 days versus >14 days before delivery

new research suggests that popular fasting diets can have a slight but significant effect on women's hormones

A new study finds folks who say they face discrimination in their lives have a tougher path to recovery after a heart attack

Teaching & Learning

Cheating is a big problem. By my reading of the literature, around one in ten Australian university students has at some stage submitted an assignment they didn’t do themselves.

By Rachel L. HarrisLisa Tarchak and Ms. Harris, Ms. Tarchak and Ms. Meadows are editors in Opinion.

TAPP News & Notes

Revisiting The Pee Episode | Diversity Among Course Sections | Creating a Forest Retreat in My Office | Ten Things We Forget About Cells