Leaf No Trace

Do our plant babies have FEELINGS too?   This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying…   Our sense of touch is a double edged sword. A pat on the head? Nice. A paper cut? Yowch. Either way, our skin sends a calcium nerve signal to

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Gleeful Guts

Eat better to feel better? Now that’s un-BELLY-lievable!   This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying…   Ever felt upset after a stomach ache? There might be more of a connection than you think.   Enter Shanlin Ke and a team from Harvard with a

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Sedating Sighing

Feeling stressed? Let out a sigh! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Stress and worry are unavoidable. In the right amounts, these feelings can actually be good. But too much can leave us feeling overwhelmed or exhausted. Could we ease our stress in a simple,

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Right on Time

The early bird gets the worm, but how does that make it feel? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.  Waking up early has advantages. You can make your bed, do laundry… clean the gutters… I guess. But could it also affect your mood as you

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Feel the Thoughts

You think you’re feeling just fine–but are you? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.  We often connect BRAINS with thinking and HEARTS with feeling. But can FEELINGS affect our thoughts??   Enter Hadas Okon-Singer from University of Haifa and colleagues. They wondered how thoughts and feelings

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Know by Heart

Woman looking at other woman with wondering face

Do I know you? My heart says yes! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Memories…light the corners of our minds! But what about our hearts? Enter Katia Mattarozzi and colleagues from University of Bologna in Italy. They wondered – is there a connection between heart

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Baby Feels

A little boy smiling with an open mouth

  My grandma used to say: ’A chubby baby means a happy baby’. But is that true? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet Louis Schmidt and colleagues from McMaster University in Canada. They recorded the incomes from families whose babies were born underweight. About

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World Smiles Back

Close up photo of a women's smile and dark hair

  Smile, and the world smiles back? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying… Cheer up! You look so much better when flaunting those pearly whites. But does smiling REALLY lift our spirits? Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos from the University of South Australia and colleagues wondered. Does

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Kindness Ripples

Like Grandma said, doing good makes you feel good! But can you PROVE it? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Selfless acts like feeding the hungry warm your heart. But do they influence your FUTURE actions? Kristin Layous and colleagues from California State University, East

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Seeing is…Feeling?

Can you trust your …eyes? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. A lot of our feelings come from what we see. Imagine how you feel looking at a colorful sunset, or a deep car scrape. But could our FEELINGS change how we SEE things? Erika

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