I’ve got a GUT feeling we know each other somehow! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. What can your digestive gut microbiome say about your social life? Francesco Beghini and team from Yale studied nearly two thousand people across villages in Honduras. In these eighteen
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Is the cure for cancer… a jog? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Run for your health, they say. But can you outrun… a tumor? Enter Catherine Phelps from the University of Pittsburgh. Her team studied melanoma-prone mice. Some exercised, others stayed sedentary. Surprisingly, tumor
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Who’s that rowdy DJ… in your lungs?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ever had a party crasher? Meet T.mu, a gut bacteria turning your lungs into an unexpected rave. Kyle Burrows from the University of Toronto uncovered T.mu’s surprising role. It invites immune cells
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Countdown to… NUMBER TWO?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many struggle with chronic constipation. But what causes this stoppage? Lauren Jones and Flinders University in Australia wanted to CLEAR THIS UP. Our gut contracts to move food along the digestive tract. Piezo2 is a
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Are sugar-free alternatives a SWEET idea for your gut? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Think of your stomach as a mine. Deep down, the miners — your gut bacteria — work to break down food into nutrients you can use. Things go smoothly when
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Is your health… literally in the toilet?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Imagine taking 40 HUGE PILLS in two days. That’s what people with intestinal infections have to do sometimes. And inside those pills? Healthy gut microbes from POOP. Why would anyone
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Stressed? You have GUT to relax! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Money! Politics! Global warming! Stress is abundant in our everyday lives. Recent studies show that certain foods affect our microbiomes — that is, our gut bacteria. Foods like red meat, artificial sweeteners, and
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Are sugar-free alternatives a SWEET idea for your gut? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Think of your stomach as a mine. Deep down, the miners — your gut bacteria — work to break down food into nutrients you can use. Things go smoothly when
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Stressed? You have GUT to relax! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Money! Politics! Global warming! Stress is abundant in our everyday lives. Recent studies show that certain foods affect our microbiomes — that is, our gut bacteria. Foods like red meat, artificial sweeteners, and
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Are hugs the new chicken soup? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Think of your gut as a soup of friendly bacteria. Everybody’s recipe is custom made to work with our bodies properly. These good bacteria help digest food and fight disease. Scientists know that
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