Covid is back! For cats? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The claim that COVID-19 came from bats being researched in Wuhan, China is controversial. But the question of whether animals can be infected persists. The Harbin Veterinary Research Institute investigated SARS-CoV-2 infections. After looking
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Newsflash! Private detective AI is on the Alzheimer’s case! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Alzheimer’s, the memory stealing disease, doesn’t leave clues behind. There are no gene mutations or viruses linked to it. So, what’s the cause? Enter Junchen Chen from UC San Diego.
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Can pollution JAM UP your brain?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’re weaving through honking, coughing traffic. Your head is pounding like a drum solo. Could smog be scrambling our brain signals? Enter Yichen Yang and a team from the University of Edinburgh. They
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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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Mmm. Do I detect a faint sprinkle of…microplastics?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Tiny plastic particles called microplastics can enter our bodies through food ingestion. How?! Perhaps your kitchen cutting board is part of the problem? Enter Himani Yadav and team from North
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What if one man’s veins … held the ultimate snakebite cure! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Traditional antivenoms? They’re made from animal blood – YUCK! That can lead to allergic reactions, and they only work for specific snakes’ poison. Is there a simpler solution?
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What if creating tech was as simple as… IKEA directions?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… the future … is coming soon! Enter Michael Chuang and teams from Stanford University and the Allen Institute for AI. Check out their Large Circuit Models. These are
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You’re going down, DIABEETUS! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Diet and lifestyle choices are the gold standard for treating diabetes. We know the benefits of low fat, low sugar foods. But how big of a difference can exercise make? Enter Sampath Amaravadi and team
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What do you mean I’m not on the guest list?! I’m Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science! Geez! Like an exclusive club, our brains have a bouncer: the blood-brain barrier or B-B-B. It guards your brain from intruders in your bloodstream. But some diseases can compromise the
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For a longer life, cut the cheese? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… ask mice! Andrea Di Francesco and team at Calico and Jackson Labs did just that. They followed nearly a thousand mice on different diets. Some fasted, some cut calories, and some ate
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