Alzheimer’s sneaks in quietly – but when does it really start? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Scientists have long known that Alzheimer’s unfolds slowly. But tracking it? Tricky – until now. Enter Laia Montoliu-Gaya and team at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. They compared
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Is that a new freckle… or something more? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ever spot a weird mole and tumble down a rabbit hole of self-diagnosis? What if your phone could offer a real second opinion, minus the drama? Meet Siyuan Yan and team
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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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Hate Mondays? You and me both! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying, there’s a little Garfield in all of us! Everyone feels tired and overwhelmed sometimes! But for those with chronic fatigue syndrome, every day is Monday! Up to two million Americans suffer from
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Computers always beat me at chess! What ELSE are they better at? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pathologists discover two hundred thousand cases of lung cancer each year. Diagnosis requires time-consuming lab tests and a trained eye for pictures of lung tissue. Is there
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