darkness – The Loh Down On Science

Watts Up Doc?

May 9, 2025 Lily Li

Can’t fall asleep without the comforting glow of your devices? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Cue record scratch GIF—sleeping with lights on is linked to diabetes and obesity! Why? Ivy Mason and team from Northwestern University had ten participants sleep one night in near-darkness,

It’s Lit

January 22, 2019 Dhruba Banerjee

Could the light at the end of the tunnel… cure blindness? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your eyes and brain communicate in perfect harmony to let you see. But for kids with amblyopia, or “lazy eye syndrome,” this tango gets messed up. The brain