How are your fat cells “weighing in”? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Why is it so hard to keep weight off? Your body has a “memory” fighting against weight loss. This memory isn’t just psychological—it’s biological. Huh…? Laura Hinte and team at E-T-H Zurich
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Talk about a space oddity! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. At the center of most galaxies is a huge black hole. But are all black holes created equally? Nope! Enter Alejandro Borlaff and team. They reexamined noisy space data from over thirty years ago
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Click click! Brain selfie! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Diagnosing mental health disorders takes a VILLAGE of experts and medical tests. Despite progress, diagnoses are still taken with a BRAIN of salt. How can we do better? Enter Spencer Kinsey and team from Georgia
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Uh oh, spaghetti-o! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Foodies know, there’s a type of pasta for every occasion! Not just meat or cheese – we’re talking filters, biofuels, even wound healing! Really! But how do they get ‘em that small? Usually, we’d use nanofibers.
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Uh-oh! Follow request from Mom – should you accept? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Remember when Mom used to be cool? Hyenas do! Like humans, hyenas are social creatures – pack animals actually. Also like humans, they can use their parents’ social standing for
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Wash your STOMACH out with soap?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Uh oh… food poisoning! There’s always Pepto, but what about preventative care? Enter Ryan Gaudet and team at Yale University. They grew human cells in dishes, trying to isolate a gene that could
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Ever wish you could stop a disease before it starts? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Multiple sclerosis, or M-S, causes our immune systems to attack our brains and spinal cords. Terrifying. Over time, it can cause fatigue, vision loss, and trouble moving. Colin Zamecnik
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Is the key to better sleep… Enzyme fight club?!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In tonight’s main event: Kinase vs Phosphatase! Kinases add specific molecules to other proteins, while phosphatases undo the work of the kinases. The activity balance of these proteins can determine
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Is there life on Mars? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… Sorry David Bowie, probably not, but there was water – billions of years ago. But how do we know? Why does it matter? Jack Gillespie and colleagues from Curtin University probed for answers.
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Is the cure for cancer… SALMONELLA?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Did you know that Salmonella is very… SNEAKY?! Our immune systems are fantastic at protecting our body from bacteria. But ol’ Ella Salmon… ho ho… if there’s a tumor to hide in, she’ll
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