Is there really such a thing as a NATURAL high? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. WHY run for fun? Many do it for RUNNER’S HIGH! Natural opioids known as endorphins are thought to cause this feeling. BUT could something else be going on? Michael
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Finals season – time to pull an all-nighter! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying…can I just get forty winks first? We know that both sleep and exercise are good for memory. But in which order? Is there a “magic formula” to cram for that
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Gym rats? Prepare to be dis-ARM-ed! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Accidents happen – even to those who regularly work out. A slip of the weight and – yowch! How can I keep my injured arm from losing all those muscle gains? Meet Omar
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Remember high school graduation? Me neither! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For most of us, it’s probably just a blur of proud family, music, and speeches! Time has slowly whittled away at our precious mental snapshots. How can we recall our special moments longer? Enter Paul
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No brains, no gains! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Worn out after a few flights of stairs? Lost your keys AGAIN!? After fifty, our minds and bodies begin coasting downhill. Is there a connection? Boris Cheval and his team at the University of Geneva
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Can hunter-gatherers teach us healthier habits? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. I always wear my Fit-Bit! But it doesn’t do much good when we mostly sit on our butts all day. Humans weren’t meant to be so sedentary, right? Brian Wood at UCLA and
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Who says you can’t work up a sweat playing Minecraft? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Who ISN’T clocking extra video game hours these days? Practice makes perfect! But, could something BESIDES all that couch-sittin’ and button-mashing help you level up? Marc Roig and his team
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How’s that New Year’s resolution working out – NOT? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. I know, I know – we vowed to exercise more this year! But our days are hectic – who has the time? Exercising at night might be the only option.
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Which is more powerful? Nature or nurture? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying – what about “mind control?” Some aspects of our physiology and personality are encoded by our genes. And we know that environmental factors are also important. Bradley Turnwald and colleagues at
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WORKPLACE HAZARD… sitting? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Maybe you’re sitting in the car now. And odds are you’re on your way to sitting at a desk for eight hours. Could all this sitting be worse than you think? Enter Keith Diaz at the
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