Peanut allergies drive me NUTS! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Severe peanut allergies can trigger anaphylaxis, a fast, life-threatening reaction. Luckily, the Epipen can calm reactions. But what if our bodies could fight these allergies… naturally? Enter Elisa Sanchez-Martinez and team from the Autonomous University
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Baby, we were born to run! But just how far? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Could YOU run a marathon every day – for twenty weeks? A dozen athletes did just that! They competed in the Race Across the USA. Is there no limit
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Money can’t buy happiness…but can bacteria? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Bacteria that live in our guts help us digest food. However, these little microbes do more than that! Recent studies show that the bacteria living in our bellies can influence overall physical health.
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Feeling fat? Blame it on your gut—and by that we mean the bacteria that live inside it! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Jeffrey Gordon, from Washington University in Missouri, analyzed the belly flora of twelve obese people. He found they all had increased amounts
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