Is cannabis…*COUGH COUGH*… the silent killer?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sure pothead… you can quit “anytime you want.” Riiight… but don’t tell ME “you’ve changed man,” because YOU’VE changed man – internally! Dig this. Drew R. Nannini and team from Northwestern University studied
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It’s just like printing your own… rockets?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Rocket building materials usually cost a fortune. But what if we could 3-D print them? Enter Edwin Romero and team at Purdue University. They’ve developed a new way to make carbon-carbon composites
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Could we rewrite the story of Down syndrome? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Down syndrome occurs when someone has an extra copy of chromosome twenty-one. That can lead to developmental delays and health issues. But Ryotaro Hashizume and team at Mie University in Japan
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Let rivers be rivers! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many of our rivers today look like one way streets for water. Natural rivers have multiple channels, and that keeps them fresher and more sustainable. Restoring natural channels boosts ecosystem resilience… but how do we
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Is that little listening device in your pocket… a fire hazard?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your smartphone’s battery hides flammable liquid fuel. Slash it, fire starts instantly. Could safer, flexible cells end phone fires forever? Enter Peisheng He from U-C Berkeley. He invented
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Have you ever ACTUALLY seen red? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… Infrared that is! Infrared light is radiation that’s invisible to the naked eye, but can be felt as warmth. You can see it with heat vision goggles, and some cameras. But what
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Is doggie disease detection a question of… attitude?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet the medical detection dog! These pups sniff out disease. But are some dogs better suited for the job? Enter Sharyn Bistre Dabbah and team from the University of Bristol. They
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Are parasites causing a tailspin in your testes?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Toxoplasma gondii is a common parasite infecting about a third of the world’s population. And it gets worse. Dr. Lisbeth Rojas-Baron and team at the Justus Liebig University Giessen have some
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Even mitochondria – the powerhouse of the cell – needs a nap sometimes! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We know sleep is important. But what does it actually DO for our bodies? Enter Raffaele Sarnataro and team from University of Oxford. They used fruit
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Before your next workout – take a personality test! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Exercise is great for the mind and body. But does personality determine which workouts you enjoy? Enter Flaminia Ronca and team from University College London! They surveyed nearly one hundred
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