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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Sure, we’re honest! But is that just about optics?!? Literally? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Melissa Bateson of the University of Newcastle surveilled her university coffee room. Coffee, tea and milk were provided, and folks were expected to ante up for what they took.
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Can we save memories before they slip away? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Alzheimer’s kills brain cells, leading to memory loss and confusion. How can we stop this destruction? Marta Koper and the team at University Hospital Leuvenin Belgium may have found a hidden
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Music as medicine?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Has a song ever moved you to tears? Music’s emotional impact has inspired researchers from Shanghai to explore its potential to treat depression. They focused on its ability to activate brain circuits connected to emotion and
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Forget Inauguration Day, what about the politics of… parking tickets? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. An unusual 2007 study, by Columbia University and UC Berkeley, looked at foreign diplomats’ parking fines in New York. In just five years, United Nations diplomats racked up a
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Fuzzies? Yes! Sneezies? NO! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. That darn cat hair messes with our allergies. Wait, it doesn’t?! The real culprit is a protein called Fel d 1 found in skin particles and saliva. Sang Ryeul Lee and team at Utah State
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Forget Batman and Robin, there’s a new super hero team in town! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Cancer cells are the ultimate diabolical villains. Drugs can activate T cells, our immune system’s caped crusaders. But they can also cause collateral damage to healthy cells.
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Would you be a good dead spider and grab that for me? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. How come when spiders die, their legs curl up all nasty? Ask Te Faye Yap and team from Rice University! They learned that spiders DON’T use muscles
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Is Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse… DYING?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Scientists are keeping a close telescope on the tenth brightest star, Betelgeuse. Jared Goldberg and team from Flatiron Institute saw it dim and brighten. This pulsing light usually signals a star’s DEATH! BUT a closer
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We can all use a helping … finger? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Even doctors make mistakes. We’re all human after all! Or at least for now…Dun! Dun! DUN! Enter robots – good robots – and Hongbo Wang’s team at the University of Science
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