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Velcro for Cancer

December 25, 2025 Deesani Dutta

Is the cure for cancer… a pair of strappy new shoes?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pancreatic cancer is sneaky – it hides until it’s too late. Doctors hunt for clues in blood: a marker called CA19-9. But current tests? Pricey, slow, and very

Origami Therapy

August 22, 2024 Blanca Romero

The perfect origami figure is… a cancer treatment? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pancreatic cancer is still a mystery for researchers. With very few treatments, it is a highly fatal disease. Most pancreatic cancers are caused by a single mutation in a protein called