Your baby’s blood may have plastic baggage!! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Childhood leukemia is the most common cancer in kids. Rates keep rising. Are PFAS to blame? PFAS are chemicals that never break down. Food packaging is loaded with them. Enter Veronica Vieira
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A great violin should sing and inspire you, not make you wince. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Violin making is a delicate craft – small imperfections can ruin everything. Traditionally, sound is only evaluated after the instrument is done. Adjustments can be time-consuming and
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Why did the fearsome T-rex have such tiny arms? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Finally, this age-old question has an answer! All with the help of Charlie Scherer and team from University College London. They studied the evolution of almost ninety different carnivorous, two-legged
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Don’t filter out this message! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Air pollution harms health, especially for children. They face greater risks for coughing and difficulty breathing. And, children in lower income and high minority areas have greater exposure. What can be done? Enter Shayna
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You don’t need an excuse to sleep in on weekends, but here’s one anyway! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We all know that sleep is important. But, could it help protect your mental health? Researchers Jason Carbone and Melinda Casement found catching up on
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Picture yourself at the beach, waves crashing, salty air on your face. What’s that smell? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. That fresh ocean breeze might not be as clean as you think. Enter Matthew Pendergraft and team from University of California San Diego. They
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Where can I get some new DNA around here? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Usually, cells make new DNA by copying existing DNA. Or so we thought?! Enter Pujuan Deng and team from Stanford University. They’ve turned this idea on its head, studying a
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What’s better for studying? Complete silence, or should you turn the music UP? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. So far, research has been mixed… but Lindsey Cooke and team from Edith Cowan University listened more closely! They surveyed over two-hundred students on their music
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Old MacDonald had a….. solar panel farm? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We’ve discovered that solar farms cool local weather. Why? Enter Jiaju Guo and team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. They analyzed satellite observations of land conditions, temperature, and vegetation to uncover
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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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