Is sugar carcinogenic?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your diet MAY affect more than just your waistline! We’re talking LUNG cancer! Enter Harrison Clarke and team at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. They measured glycogen, the storage form of sugar, in lung cancer samples
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Buzz off, lover boy. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Over the past THIRTY years, Hawaiian crickets have dramatically changed their mating calls. What gives? Unwanted attention, says Aaron Wikle and team from the University of Denver. Enter NON-native Hawaiian parasitic flies. They embed their
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You won’t be-LEAF my tan! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The right amount of sunbathing can make you feel refreshed and energized. And plants …tend to agree. Tanning tips for crops? Long leaves angled upwards allow plants to collect more energy from the sun.
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Now see here, pig! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Retinal disease is a major cause of blindness, affecting millions. But what if we could make… replacement eyes?! Just look at Kimberly Edwards and team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison! They’re growing tiny “mini-eyes” in
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Can’t fall asleep without the comforting glow of your devices? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Cue record scratch GIF—sleeping with lights on is linked to diabetes and obesity! Why? Ivy Mason and team from Northwestern University had ten participants sleep one night in near-darkness,
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Hit the gym before work, or after? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Paul Arciero from Skidmore College and team wondered: Does time of day make a difference with exercise? They assigned over fifty people to work out in the morning or evening. After twelve
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From H-5…. to high five! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The H-5 bird flu is making animals sick and eggs expensive! And people can catch H-5 too from sick animals. What can we do about this invisible menace? Enter Joshin Kumar and team from
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Room for dessert? I don’t have room to breathe! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Even after dinner, your brain still craves sugar. Why? Enter Marielle Minère and team at Max Planck Institute. They discovered a brain circuit connecting fullness with sugar cravings. These neurons
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Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your golden hairrr….conditioning secrets! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. There’s a problem with hair conditioners. They’re not too friendly to the environment! Many conditioners contain ingredients made from chemicals and petroleum. Is there a better recipe? Enter Fengyang Wang and
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Scared of Big Brother? You should be! This is Sandra Tsing Loh, with the Loh Down on Science. Meet Ian Richard, from the University of Sheffield, UK. Richard reviewed church records from Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century Finland. He found that children born after a brother were almost always smaller than their
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