The A﹠P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #223

Life Science

The human body is an astounding and sophisticated machine.

Warm-blooded animal groups with lower body temperatures have more rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, while those with higher body temperatures have lower amounts of REM sleep.

Using a mix of electrical stimulation and intense physical therapy, nine people with chronic spinal injuries have had their ability to walk restored. All suffered from severe or complete paralysis as a result of damage to their spinal cord.

Summary: Vsx2 neurons are vital and sufficient for spinal cord stimulation therapies to be effective to restore motor function in those with spinal cord injury and for nerve fiber reorganization. In a multi-year research program coordinated by the two directors of .

Summary: Muscle weakness marked by grip strength was associated with accelerated biological aging, a new study reports. Everyone ages at a different pace.

Fucarino, A.; Burgio, S.; Paladino, L.; Caruso Bavisotto, C.; Pitruzzella, A.; Bucchieri, F.; Cappello, F. The Microbiota Is Not an Organ: Introducing the Muco-Microbiotic Layer as a Novel Morphofunctional Structure. Anatomia 2022, 1, 186-203. https://doi.org/10.3390/anatomia1020019

In the autumn of 1913, two farmers were arguing about hominid skull fragments they had uncovered while digging a drainage ditch. The location was Boskop, a small town about 200 miles inland from the east coast of South Africa.

Graphical abstract. Credit: Genome Biology (2022). DOI: 10.1186/s13059-022-02798-5 How much do genes influence our body weight? For the general population this influence is around 20%, according to studies that in recent years have analyzed the complete genome of tens of thousands of people.

Teaching & Learning

Success, in whatever way you decide to define "success," always comes down to what you do -- over and over again -- but still: every action starts with a decision. That's why most successful people have a process for making decisions. In education, we may not be entirely in control of our schedule, but we usually have some ability to adjust timing of certain events or decisions.

TAPP News & Notes

Is your Anatomy & Physiology Course a $#!+ Show? Or Is It an Interesting Story with Real-World Applications?