Only YOU can prevent … structure fires?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. What factors can help buildings survive wildfires? Maryam Zamanialaei and team at U-C Berkeley sifted for answers. They analyzed CALFIRE data on structures burned during wildfires between twenty-thirteen and twenty-twenty two.
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Is the lizard behind Ozempic… running for the hills?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Gila Monsters are desert lizards native to the American Southwest. They’re known for their iconic scales, and nasty venom, which is the key ingredient in Ozempic – the famous diabetes
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You know who needs a spa day ASAP? Your heart! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Fighting off heart disease might be as simple as turning up the heat! But which steamy spa treatment works best? Jessica Atencio and team from the University of Oregon
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Tired of praying to the porcelain gods? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The stomach flu – or norovirus – BLOWS. And to make matters worse, it’s super contagious! But wait! Becca A. Flitter and team from Vaxart tested a brand new norovirus vaccine. And
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Listen to your neck, and you’ll never miss a beat! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When someone performs CPR, they have to STOP and check for a pulse. But every pause lowers the chance of survival. What if a sensor could spot the heartbeat
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Man, your bad breath is MAMMOTH! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Over a million years ago, woolly mammoths roamed the earth. They’re extinct now, and while fossils preserve the shape and size, most DNA is lost. Not all of it, though… Enter Benjamin Guinet
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Up in age, but young at heart! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Aging is about how well your body and mind hold up over time. How do we measure that? Enter Matías Fuentealba and team at the Buck Institute. They developed a blood test that
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Is pain relief aFOOT? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Back pain got you bent out of shape? Relief may be right under your feet! Enter Rayane Haddadj and team at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. They tracked the walking habits of over
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Pixels might be affecting your psyche! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Is your inner operating system getting rewired from gaming or doomscrolling? Enter Yunyu Xiao and team at Columbia University. They tested the effects of screen time on teens’ emotional health. These teens were
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Splat! It was a fly-by pooing! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Researchers believe that seabird waste could play a key role in marine ecosystems. But how do we even study their splatter patterns at sea? Leo Uesaka and Katsufumi Sato from the University of
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