Are parasites causing a tailspin in your testes?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Toxoplasma gondii is a common parasite infecting about a third of the world’s population. And it gets worse. Dr. Lisbeth Rojas-Baron and team at the Justus Liebig University Giessen have some
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Got a rodent problem? Here’s some GNAW-ledge to sink your teeth into! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Doctors Anderson Feijó and Alyssa Stringer at the Field Museum of Natural History gave us a SQUEAK peek into urban evolution. Skulls of rodents living in Chicago
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Bad heart? Chew on this. It’s doublemint. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. What’s bad for your mouth could be horrible for your heart. Why?! Enter Shunsuke Miyauchi and team at Hiroshima University. They studied bacteria behind the gum disease gingivitis to understand its impact
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Will the future be too hot to handle? Uhhhh…. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Climate change is sometimes a HOT topic. But what does the weather forecast? Luke Grant and team at Vrije Universiteit Brussel are HEATING things up. They modeled how many people
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Neurons are TRIPPY man… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Psychedelics are all the rage in treating mental health disorders. But hallucinating to improve your mental health sounds … intense. What about … “diet acid” … for us squares? Enter Jeremy Tuck and team from
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Does your diet have a BEEF with your lifespan? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You are what you eat, but does that determine how long you live? Enter Caitlin Andrews and team at University of Sydney. They have some SAVORY news! They wondered if
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Are MICROplastics making BIG impacts? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that have infiltrated our ecosystem from waste. And you know what’s even worse? They’re teaming up with bacteria! How? Enter Neila Gross and team at Boston University. They exposed
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Is sugar carcinogenic?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your diet MAY affect more than just your waistline! We’re talking LUNG cancer! Enter Harrison Clarke and team at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. They measured glycogen, the storage form of sugar, in lung cancer samples
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Let’s have a Dinner Party! But YOU host it! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’re gearing up for a fun night – and your blood is pumping with excitement! Is your heart getting you too worked up? Brian Hsueh and team at Stanford put
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Ugh. You think just like mom! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In women, ONE of your X chromosomes — from mom OR dad — is MORE active across individual cells. And this could influence how your brain AGES. How, you ask? Enter Samira Abdulai-Saiku
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