Time to shake a leg: literally! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Wanting to exercise is not always the problem. Sometimes it’s just exhausting. Florian Marchand and team at the University of Savoy Mont-Blanc set out to change our perception. They recruited fifteen cyclists. Each
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Paging Stuart Smalley: your daily affirmations might matter more than you think! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We’ve all heard “mind over matter”. But can positive thinking REALLY improve your life? Dakota Witzel, and team at South Dakota State University investigated. They surveyed over
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You don’t need an excuse to sleep in on weekends, but here’s one anyway! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We all know that sleep is important. But, could it help protect your mental health? Researchers Jason Carbone and Melinda Casement found catching up on
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Do you ever feel guilty reaching for a basket of fries? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. French fries are America’s favorite sidekick! Crispy, salty, impossible to resist! Sadly, they soak up LOTS of oil. Yash Shah and colleagues at the University of Illinois wanted
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But how does your DOG feel about it? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many studies have tried to link genetic factors to personality traits in humans. Sniffing out whether that’s true is… complex. So Enoch Alex and team at the University of Cambridge UK
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TRIGGER WARNING: Spiders! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. There are nearly a hundred thousand species of insects and spiders in North America. Sadly, we know very little about their conservation needs. Which mini-beasties need to be protected? Wes Walsh and Laura Figueroa at the
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