Your pregnancy story starts with … a nineteen thirty-five map?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Gestational diabetes is rising across Southern California. And rates are especially high in certain zip codes. Could neighborhood history play a role? Enter Wajeeha Umer and team from University
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Is tap water rewriting your baby’s blueprint? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. PFAS are synthetic “forever chemicals” used in nonstick pans that NEVER decompose. Now, PFAS chemicals are in drinking water everywhere in tiny amounts. Is it enough to harm developing babies? Enter Melle
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All we are is dust in the wind… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sandstorms are intensifying globally. Did you know dust clouds affect long-term health? Enter Hailu Zhu and team from the China Pulmonary Health Study. They enrolled nearly FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND people across urban
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Is the law failing your dinner plate? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. California allows some amounts of toxins in foods without warnings. The catch? Legal limits assume everyone eats the same way. Shahir Masri and team from University of California, Irvine compared various cultural diets
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Smoooke on the placentaaaa! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. California’s wildfire seasons keep getting worse. More acres burned. More homes lost. But the invisible threat might be the scariest. Could wildfire smoke reach the womb? And cause… AUTISM?! Enter Karl O’Sharkey and team from the
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