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✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #108

Kevin Patton
Kevin Patton
@theAPprofessor
A new edition for the new week.

Life Science
Immunity against Omicron from breakthrough infection could be a matter of timing
Immunity against Omicron from breakthrough infection could be a matter of timing
Laboratory studies hint that a longer interval between infection and vaccination is better than a shorter one.
www.nature.com
Anxiety and PTSD Linked to Increased Myelin in Brain’s Gray Matter - Neuroscience News
Anxiety and PTSD Linked to Increased Myelin in Brain’s Gray Matter - Neuroscience News
Researchers have discovered a link between anxiety behaviors and PTSD to an increase in myelin in the brain’s gray matter.
neurosciencenews.com
Boosted? Got Omicron? You Still Might Not Be 'Super' Immune - The Atlantic
Boosted? Got Omicron? You Still Might Not Be 'Super' Immune - The Atlantic
If you’re vaccinated, an infection might not make you super sick, but don’t count on it making you super immune, either.
www.theatlantic.com
9 big questions about Omicron explained
9 big questions about Omicron explained
Why is the CDC changing its isolation guidance? Which type of test is best? And how long should you isolate or quarantine? Experts weigh in to help clear confusion.
www.nationalgeographic.com
The COVID-19 vaccine shows no link to pre-term births, a new CDC study concludes
The COVID-19 vaccine shows no link to pre-term births, a new CDC study concludes
The study of more than 40,000 pregnancies found that vaccination status had practically no impact on whether a child was born prematurely or smaller or less developed than expected.
www.npr.org
With Sexually Transmitted Infections Off the Charts, California Pushes At-Home Tests | Kaiser Health News
With Sexually Transmitted Infections Off the Charts, California Pushes At-Home Tests | Kaiser Health News
A new law makes California the first state to require that health insurance plans, including Medicaid, cover home STI tests. But some details still need to be worked out.
khn.org
Teaching & Learning
How to Teach a Good First Day of Class: Advice Guide
I [James M. Lang] was 21 years old when I first stepped into a college classroom as an instructor. My master’s program had assigned me to teach a composition course and gave me a brief orientation to teaching the week before the semester began. I was so close in age to my students, so nervous about how they would perceive me, and so uncertain about what I was doing that I had precisely one goal for the first day of the semester: Get through it.
www.chronicle.com
A Vulnerability in Proctoring Software Should Worry Colleges, Experts Say
A vulnerability detected last year in an online-proctoring software used by more than 2,000 American colleges is raising new alarm bells for experts, who say that too many institutions — eager to assure the academic integrity of online assessments — have failed to evaluate those platforms and weigh the risk of cyberattacks.
www.chronicle.com
TAPP News & Notes
The Syllabus Special | A Dive into the Central Course Document TAPP 75
The Syllabus Special | A Dive into the Central Course Document TAPP 75
Comprehensive collection of strategies, mindsets, & strategies for the syllabus & related course documents. Mix of classic & fresh segments.
theapprofessor.org
The A&P Professor | Podcast | Hosted by Kevin Patton
The A&P Professor | Podcast | Hosted by Kevin Patton
Audio episodes focused on teaching human anatomy & physiology (A&P) featuring award-winning A&P professor and author, Dr. Kevin Patton.
theapprofessor.org
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