Hold on! What’s this say…? Oh! It says “I’m Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.” Whoof. Getting old is hard on your eyes. But! Alexandra Bernardo-Colón and team at the National Eye Institute just might keep blindness at bay. Aging and disease cause the death of eye
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Good news! Unless you’re a dentist… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Tooth enamel is armor for your teeth. But there’s a problem – it gets destroyed by everyday life. Chewing, bacteria, that second cup of coffee… Currently, we polish our enamel with toothpaste. But
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Tired of leftovers? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Current food waste disposal methods can lead to greenhouse gases and air pollution. Beenish Saba and team at Ohio State University found a disgusting solution. Bacteria CAN turn food into USEFUL lab chemicals like acetate, butanol,
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Even computers need help with math! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. As electronics get smaller, we have to understand smaller objects – down to atoms! Energy is constantly in flux at the molecular level. Calculating HOW and HOW MUCH takes million-dollar supercomputers. Enter Hossein
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Bad mood? Try breathing. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. During stressful times, we take deep breaths. Why does that help? Amy Kartar, Alessandro Colsanti, and team at the University of Sussex studied this question. Thirty participants breathed deeply for thirty minutes while listening to
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Is your stomach grumbling? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… Watch the clock! Daily routines change as you age, including WHEN you eat breakfast and dinner! What might this timing say about your health? Enter Hassan Dashti and team from Harvard Medical School. They
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