Cancer Gender Gap

Zombie outbreak! Who ya gonna call? Mommy?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. “Zombie” immune cells have been discovered that let tumors grow unchecked! But only in men’s bladders. How can we stop them? Qingchen Zhu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences went with a

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Sugarcoating Lung Cancer

Is sugar carcinogenic?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your diet MAY affect more than just your waistline! We’re talking LUNG cancer! Enter Harrison Clarke and team at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. They measured glycogen, the storage form of sugar, in lung cancer samples

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Rookie to Cancer-Fighting Champ

Fight Night! In one corner, cancer. In the other…your immune system? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Traditional cancer treatments pack a punch – often with brutal side effects. How can we reduce those? Enter David Braun and team at Yale. They developed personalized vaccines

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Fat Fighter

Could the cure for cancer be… your own fat?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Cancer cells grow by stealing glucose and fatty acids from our bodies. What if we cut off their supply? Researchers at U-C San Francisco have developed a way to do

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Pickleball Prescription

Is the cure for cancer… pickleball?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… service! Recovering from chemo is tough – there’s fatigue, muscle loss, and just plain loneliness. How can we find comradery? Enter Project Rally! Nathan Parker and team at the Moffitt Cancer Center

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Smarter Cancer Predictions

Can AI tell if you have cancer? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. If only cancer came with warning labels! Even for doctors, tumors can be misleading, like with Merkel cell carcinoma – a skin cancer. What about letting A-I take a look? Enter DeepMerkel,

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Food for Thought

Want a D-N-A glow up?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science… saying eat your veggies! Michael Nshanian and team at Stanford University studied how fiber-packed diets affect cancer. When digested, fiber produces molecules called propionate and butyrate. And they don’t just loosen things up in

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Brain Blast Radius

Target acquired. Locked On. And… Bullseye! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Don’t you wish we could smart bomb cancer? Then check out CAR T-cell therapy. It turns immune cells into cancer protein-hunting missiles, effectively wiping out most of the cancer! Unfortunately, CAR T- cell

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Double Agent Warfare

There’s a double agent in your BLOOD?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet PCSK9: a gatekeeper enzyme, controlling your cholesterol levels. Sounds alright… But new evidence from the Tavazoie lab at Rockefeller University reveals its sinister secret: helping cancer cells evade the immune system!

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Bacteria… Taxi?

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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