Bears on the move? It’s paw-sible! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Polar bears live in the FREEZING arctic. And brown bears prefer warmer forests. But sometimes they overlap, and have cubs together! What the—? Tianying Lan from the University of Buffalo and team investigated.
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The perfect origami figure is… a cancer treatment? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pancreatic cancer is still a mystery for researchers. With very few treatments, it is a highly fatal disease. Most pancreatic cancers are caused by a single mutation in a protein called
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Diets? Spill the IMMUNI-tea! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many diets are used as treatments, therapies, magical wishes – there’re so many trends! But how does the immune system respond? Verena Link and team at N-I-H Bethesda researched how vegan and ketogenic diets affect
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Snip snip – good as new! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Changes, or mutations in genes are the causes of many diseases. But what if we could use “genetic scissors” to correct a gene that was causing trouble? Hilary Longhurst and team from the
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Could pregnancy be a walk in the park if it were… virtual?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pregnancy is stressful—getting out in nature can ease that—but who has the time? What if technology could take you there, VIRTUALLY? Will SEEING green have the same
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When talking to animals, don’t get HORSE! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It seems some people can communicate with animals. But what are our furry friends really responding to? Enter Anne-Laure Maigrot and colleagues from E-T-H Zurich. They had domesticated and wild pigs and
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You’re putting WHAT inside me?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Intestinal surgery can lead to life-threatening fluid leaks. Ultrasound is a tool that images our insides, but it has a hard time distinguishing fluids. For example, normal stomach fluids versus abnormal bleeding. Jiaqui Liu
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Grow a backbone, will ya? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Our spinal cords do more than stand us up. They carry our bodies’ nerves’ signals back and forth to our brain. These signals travel inside myelin proteins, which are kind of like wire insulation.
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Underwater… empty nesters?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Raising a baby takes a lot of work! How do animals know when it’s time to quit? John Majoris, from the University of Boston and team wondered. They studied neon gobies, a seemingly common egg-laying fish.
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Remember… BACTERIA never forget! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Certain bacteria can move together in coordinated groups, or swarms. Sometimes, if they swarm once, they’re faster at swarming the next time. As if they REMEMBER! But, HOW do they remember…without a brain? Souvik Bhattacharyyaswa
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