4 SILVER SPRINGS, Md. – The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Equal Opportunity Team held a Facebook video premiere event May 20, 2021, in observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
Given the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, units have had to consider the safest way to organize and virtually honor the people and the culture that is the fabric of our democracy. The pre-recorded video opened with remarks from U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Michael J. Talley. He emphasized the importance of finding creative ways to continue with observance month activities, especially in the current social environment.
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6 Fresh on the heels of a more than year-long effort to help combat the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Lt. Col. Michelle Colacicco-Mayhugh was honored as a 2021 Hero of Military Medicine award winner on May 6 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The award, which recognizes outstanding contributions by individuals dedicated to advancing the ideals and reach of military medicine, is presented annually by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
Calling the award a “tremendous honor” in her brief remarks to the small, select in-person audience – in addition to the hundreds in attendance online, viewing virtually – Colacicco-Mayhugh was quick to thank her coworkers, teammates and USAMRDC leadership for their respective roles in helping her achieve such a substantial accomplishment.
Cocoa extract and bodybuilding moves: How the Army is keeping Arctic troops warm 3 hours ago Sgt. Steven Calloway snowshoes across the tundra after conducting an airborne operation during exercise Arctic Pegasus in Deadhorse, Alaska, May 1, 2014. (Sgt. Edward Eagerton/Army) The Army is testing a “forearm heating device,” a cocoa bean and tea extract and a bodybuilding technique to keep hands and fingers warm in the extreme Arctic cold, where frostbite and other injuries are prevalent. The effort aligns with the Army’s release of its “Regaining Arctic Dominance” strategy in March, which announced plans to establish a two-star headquarters in Alaska that will manage Arctic-centric combat brigades.
Novel marker identifies cells that generate new neurons throughout life
The mammalian center for learning and memory, known as the hippocampus, has a remarkable capacity to generate new neurons throughout life. Newborn neurons originate from neural stem cells (NSCs) and are crucial for forming neural circuits required for learning and memory, and mood control.
“During aging, the number of NSCs declines, leading to decreased neurogenesis and age-associated cognitive decline, anxiety and depression,” said Dr. Mirjana Maletić-Savatić, associate professor of pediatrics-neurology at Baylor College of Medicine and investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital. “Identifying the core molecular machinery responsible for NSC preservation is of fundamental importance if we are to use neurogenesis to halt or reverse hippocampal age-related conditions.”