Let’s look at things in a whole new light! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Researchers have discovered a way to look inside the body like never before. No incisions, no fancy machines—just a splash of color. The Hong lab at Stanford University solved the
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Less food, longer life?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Healthy eating and restricting calories has shown to reduce aging. Is there a shortcut? Enter Qi Qu and team at Xiamen University. They compared blood samples from dieting mice versus well-fed mice. One significantly elevated
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Neuroscience goes punk? I’m a teenage lobotomy! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. No one wants to leave from their brain scan looking like Joey Ramone! But that bulky headgear for electroencephalograms is a guaranteed bad hair day. How can we make E-E-G’s … cooler
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It’s a radioactive jungle out there! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. From bunny suits to fallout shelters – there’s a cottage industry of protecting humans from destroying ourselves. Even our vaccines need to be kept safe from radiation. But how? Enter Brian Hoffman and
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Target acquired. Locked On. And… Bullseye! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Don’t you wish we could smart bomb cancer? Then check out CAR T-cell therapy. It turns immune cells into cancer protein-hunting missiles, effectively wiping out most of the cancer! Unfortunately, CAR T- cell
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Can we protect two babes with one shot? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Neither early nor late, we want childbirth right on time. But nature has other ideas. Like pre-eclampsia. It limits blood flow to the placenta, giving mom high blood pressure. This slows
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Bring your canine to clean your canines! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dental anxiety in children can lead to poor oral health early in life. How can we calm our kids? Enter Sergio Luiz Pinheiro and team at Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas in Brazil. They
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As the childhood tune goes: your nose brain’s connected to your… ear brain?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Why do certain culinary aromas make our ears perk up? Nathan Vogler and team at the University of Pennsylvania investigated. They identified a direct connection between
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There’s a double agent in your BLOOD?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet PCSK9: a gatekeeper enzyme, controlling your cholesterol levels. Sounds alright… But new evidence from the Tavazoie lab at Rockefeller University reveals its sinister secret: helping cancer cells evade the immune system!
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Do fruit flies get beer goggles? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, with an unusual Valentine’s Day question. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University staged a bash for fruit flies. They coaxed them into specifically-designed viewing chambers called “Fly Pubs”—transparent cylinders pumped with vaporized alcohol. The
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