Is the cure for cancer… POOP?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Immunotherapy has been a game changer in fighting cancerous tumors. But what if it doesn’t work? Is there a plan BM? Yunjae Kim and a nationwide team from Korea studied advanced cancers that
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Is the Very Hungry Caterpillar… a very grisly scavenger?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Hawai’i is a tropical paradise… with a dark secret: A terrifying new species of caterpillar! Most caterpillars only eat plants. But there, CARNIVOROUS caterpillars use corpses as a disguise. These
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A fishing expedition… among the stars?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Beware of maritime crime: smuggling, illegal fishing, tax evasion. Crooks turn off their ships’ tracking beacons to stay invisible. But perhaps we can still see them… from space?! Enter Andrea Mazzeo and team from
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Not all medical heroes wear… stethoscopes. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, under-served communities of color in New York City had DOUBLE the risk of dying from the virus. What – or who – saved lives there? Enter Maureen Miller and
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TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram – Oh my! Isn’t endless scrolling FUN? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. “Digital switching” is the constant hopping between apps or videos. On average, a person does it about ONE HUNDRED TIMES a day! But does all that digital switching
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Feeling older and… what’s the other word? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Alzheimer’s disease happens when sticky plaques accumulate in the aging brain, damaging and killing neurons. And women are more likely to experience it. Why? Enter Madeline Wood Alexander and team from Sunnybrook
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Ever been told not to play with your food? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Flamingos feed by dancing around with their heads underwater. But what’s going on underneath the surface? Dr. Victor Ortega-Jimenez and team at Georgia Tech dove headfirst into the question. They
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Ahh, a breath of fresh … biometrics?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. To track wildlife species, researchers analyze environmental DNA – or eDNA – from the air. But sometimes they find PEOPLE’S PRIVATE information. Oops! Take Orestis Nousias and team from University of Florida.
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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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Mic drop!!! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Imagine you couldn’t speak. That’s life for people with ALS and dysarthria – disorders that impair muscular control and speech. Now, enter brain computer interfaces or BCIs. They bypass damaged brain areas and decode neural activity to
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