Is the next trendy all-natural cure. . . Dog pee… !??! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. After an injury, your damaged tissues need repair. The same goes for our furry friends! However, veterinary medicine struggles to grow cells for treating severe injuries. Inside the
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Sit! Stay! Speak…in a foreign language? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Time for a WALK! Here’s your TREAT! Dogs perk right up when they hear familiar words. But if we spoke in another language, would they notice? Enter Laura Cuaya and team at Eötvös
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It’s election season – time to get out the…sneeze? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For we humans, elections mean it’s time to go to the polls. But how do wild pack animals make their vote known? Ask Reena Walker from Brown University and colleagues.
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Is your dog giving you the side-eye? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It’s one of the cutest quirks in a dog’s repertoire: the head tilt. But what makes our canine comrades shoot us that irresistible angled look? Andrea Sommese and team at Eӧtvӧs Loránd
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Puppies are fast learners! But imagine training a WOLF PUP to sit! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dogs started out with a wild streak, as wolves. But for fourteen thousand years, they’ve been our faithful companions. Hannah Salomons and colleagues at Duke University wondered
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Is the phrase “working like a dog” scientifically accurate? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For ages, humans have bred mutts to hunt, herd and retrieve. Dogs SEEM to enjoy it – but are we actually stressing them out? Enter Amanda Höglin and team from Linköping
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Fido! What’s dogging you? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It can be heartbreaking to see your nervous pup pacing restlessly. The brain function of dogs is a big mystery! What’s the key to calm their canine jitters?! Enter Yangfeng Xu and
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FIIIIDDDOOO I’m home!! How about a kiss! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Seeing long lost friends and family can bring on the waterworks! But what about our furry four-legged friends? Do our dogs have a tearful reunion when they greet us at the door?
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Dogs really are the ulti-mutt pets! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Anything feels PAW-sible when you have a dog by your side. But why do these furry friends feel so attached to US? Anders Bergström from the Francis Crick Institute in London and an
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Does COVID-19 pass… the smell test? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’re feeling stuffed up and warm – with a POUNDING headache! Is it… COVID?! Getting tested is a hassle… But wait!… Your dog knows when you’re sick… what about THE DREADED RONA?! Enter
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