For a longer life, cut the cheese? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… ask mice! Andrea Di Francesco and team at Calico and Jackson Labs did just that. They followed nearly a thousand mice on different diets. Some fasted, some cut calories, and some ate
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There’s something in the air… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Wildfire season is over, but the air still feels thick. Tingting Ye and team from Monash University in Australia were concerned. Could small particles in the air be harmful even months after a
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Does your diet have a BEEF with your lifespan? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You are what you eat, but does that determine how long you live? Enter Caitlin Andrews and team at University of Sydney. They have some SAVORY news! They wondered if
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Your therapist doesn’t get you? Maybe try one named HAL… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dariya Ovsyannikova and team from the University of Toronto put ChatGPT in the psychoanalyst’s chair! Human study participants first read either a negative or positive emotional prompt. Then they
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Wanna heart that won’t quit? Jumping jacks, now! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It’s hard to find time for long workouts, especially with busy schedules. But good news, long hours aren’t needed to be heart healthy. Emmanuel Stamatakis and team from the University of
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Can your brain handle outer space? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Davide Marotta and team from New York wondered how gravity affects the brain. Combining different types of sticky brain cells, they made tissue-like structures called organoids. And… BLAST OFF! Organoids were sent to
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Could the crack of dawn… make you crack a smile, as you get older? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… No way! I’m grouchy when I get up early. Then again… I’ve never studied it. But Stephen Smagula and team from University of Pittsburgh
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Could a cure for cancer be SLIMY?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Cancer researchers have tried everything under the sun to find a cure. But what about… under the sea? The Australian white rock sea snail secretes a special slime containing chemicals called indoles.
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Could skin make us… skinny? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Today, everyone has fitness trackers and smart watches. You can check the status of your body whenever. But what if you forget to charge them? Is there an even easier way to monitor your
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Don’t be a slouch! Get off that couch! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Seriously, how many hours do you spend sitting down? Our lives are practically glued to chairs. In the car, at work… Most of it is inevitable. But how does it affect
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