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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Watching a toxic relationship go up in smoke… might be the best medicine. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When facing a cancer diagnosis, you know who isn’t in your corner? Cigarettes. “The damage is already done,” you say, smoker? Well, what if it’s not
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Not many holidays in January, but—ah—happy Mel Gibson’s birthday! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Whatever you think of the hot-headed actor, all can agree: Braveheart was a great movie. That screaming blue warpaint was awesome, and it can also… cure cancer? In ancient Britain,
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