Tired of praying to the porcelain gods? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The stomach flu – or norovirus – BLOWS. And to make matters worse, it’s super contagious! But wait! Becca A. Flitter and team from Vaxart tested a brand new norovirus vaccine. And
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Can we outwit cancer’s dirtiest tricks? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pancreatic and colorectal cancers are among the deadliest. And mutations – like one named KRAS – put their growth into overdrive. What do we do? Zev Wainberg and team at UCLA tested a
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Do we need to start vaccinating… bugs?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science… And we’re talking about taking malaria OUT of mosquitoes. Enter Alexandra Probst and her team at Harvard. After screening dozens of antimalarial drugs, they found two that could do the trick. They’re
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New year, new… flu?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Current influenza vaccines target a handful of specific strains each flu season. BUT individual flu strains change fast, and predictions can miss the mark. Is there a one size fits all solution? Enter Vamsee Mallajosyula
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Fight Night! In one corner, cancer. In the other…your immune system? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Traditional cancer treatments pack a punch – often with brutal side effects. How can we reduce those? Enter David Braun and team at Yale. They developed personalized vaccines
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A vaccine for bees? You’re POLLEN my leg. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Our food supply depends on honey bee pollination. However, bees are threatened by climate change and diseases. We want to protect bees from infection, death, and eventual colony collapse. Can we
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Vaccinate your … BEES?!!!!!?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Bees are essential to our food supply and planet. However, our buzzing little friends can get sick just like us. Some diseases can wipe out an entire hive! How can we save them? Fear not,
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This flu shot might deserve double pay! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with The Loh Down on Science. Our bodies use immune cells to fight cancer. But sometimes, there aren’t enough of them to do the job. For cancer to slow down, immune cells need to flock around the tumors.
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Next year’s flu shot may come from llamas!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Flu vaccines help us make antibodies — trained assassins that target bad bugs! But flu comes in many strains, which are always changing. This makes it challenging to predict the most
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