Zombie outbreak! Who ya gonna call? Mommy?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. “Zombie” immune cells have been discovered that let tumors grow unchecked! But only in men’s bladders. How can we stop them? Qingchen Zhu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences went with a
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Newsflash! Private detective AI is on the Alzheimer’s case! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Alzheimer’s, the memory stealing disease, doesn’t leave clues behind. There are no gene mutations or viruses linked to it. So, what’s the cause? Enter Junchen Chen from UC San Diego.
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What if one man’s veins … held the ultimate snakebite cure! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Traditional antivenoms? They’re made from animal blood – YUCK! That can lead to allergic reactions, and they only work for specific snakes’ poison. Is there a simpler solution?
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Ctrl+Z for Meds? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Imagine flipping a switch to turn blood thinners on or off, like a computer command. Enter Millicent Dockerill from the University of Geneva. Inspired by findings in leeches, they set out to design a better blood-thinner.
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Fight Night! In one corner, cancer. In the other…your immune system? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Traditional cancer treatments pack a punch – often with brutal side effects. How can we reduce those? Enter David Braun and team at Yale. They developed personalized vaccines
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Your bank account balances on a strict budget…your body does too! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Did you know your fat follows a 24-hour cycle of energy use? But who oversees all this metabolic bookkeeping? Enter Aaron Douglas and team from Trinity College. They
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Guess what’s the next big VIRAL hit… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Traditional methods for tracking new viral strains are slow, leaving us scrambling to update vaccines. In fact, many viruses go undetected completely! Enter Noemie Lefrancq and colleagues from Cambridge University. They developed
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Who’s that rowdy DJ… in your lungs?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ever had a party crasher? Meet T.mu, a gut bacteria turning your lungs into an unexpected rave. Kyle Burrows from the University of Toronto uncovered T.mu’s surprising role. It invites immune cells
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Less food, longer life?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Healthy eating and restricting calories has shown to reduce aging. Is there a shortcut? Enter Qi Qu and team at Xiamen University. They compared blood samples from dieting mice versus well-fed mice. One significantly elevated
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There’s a double agent in your BLOOD?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet PCSK9: a gatekeeper enzyme, controlling your cholesterol levels. Sounds alright… But new evidence from the Tavazoie lab at Rockefeller University reveals its sinister secret: helping cancer cells evade the immune system!
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