Wash your STOMACH out with soap?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Uh oh… food poisoning! There’s always Pepto, but what about preventative care? Enter Ryan Gaudet and team at Yale University. They grew human cells in dishes, trying to isolate a gene that could
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Ever wish you could stop a disease before it starts? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Multiple sclerosis, or M-S, causes our immune systems to attack our brains and spinal cords. Terrifying. Over time, it can cause fatigue, vision loss, and trouble moving. Colin Zamecnik
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Is the key to better sleep… Enzyme fight club?!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In tonight’s main event: Kinase vs Phosphatase! Kinases add specific molecules to other proteins, while phosphatases undo the work of the kinases. The activity balance of these proteins can determine
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Is there life on Mars? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying… Sorry David Bowie, probably not, but there was water – billions of years ago. But how do we know? Why does it matter? Jack Gillespie and colleagues from Curtin University probed for answers.
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Is the cure for cancer… SALMONELLA?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Did you know that Salmonella is very… SNEAKY?! Our immune systems are fantastic at protecting our body from bacteria. But ol’ Ella Salmon… ho ho… if there’s a tumor to hide in, she’ll
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Sure, we’re honest! But is that just about optics?!? Literally? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Melissa Bateson of the University of Newcastle surveilled her university coffee room. Coffee, tea and milk were provided, and folks were expected to ante up for what they took.
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Can we save memories before they slip away? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Alzheimer’s kills brain cells, leading to memory loss and confusion. How can we stop this destruction? Marta Koper and the team at University Hospital Leuvenin Belgium may have found a hidden
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Music as medicine?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Has a song ever moved you to tears? Music’s emotional impact has inspired researchers from Shanghai to explore its potential to treat depression. They focused on its ability to activate brain circuits connected to emotion and
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Forget Inauguration Day, what about the politics of… parking tickets? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. An unusual 2007 study, by Columbia University and UC Berkeley, looked at foreign diplomats’ parking fines in New York. In just five years, United Nations diplomats racked up a
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Fuzzies? Yes! Sneezies? NO! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. That darn cat hair messes with our allergies. Wait, it doesn’t?! The real culprit is a protein called Fel d 1 found in skin particles and saliva. Sang Ryeul Lee and team at Utah State
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