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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Beginning surgery! … Scalpel? Check! … Forceps? Check! … 3D printer?!!? What the—? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Nothing lasts forever! Except… to-do lists, red wine stains… and SCARS. Delicate skin, like the face or scalp, may scar long-term. But why settle? Youngnam Kang
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POP goes the virus! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Just think about all the germs we touch everyday. Eek! Who knows how many contaminated surfaces we bump into. It’s impossible to keep them clean. Or is it? What if we could kill viruses and
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Sorry, I can’t go out tonight… Got a date with my chatbot! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. University students have a lot of stress and pressure. From pressing deadlines to meeting new people, among other college things! Talking to anyone, or should I say
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Bears on the move? It’s paw-sible! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Polar bears live in the FREEZING arctic. And brown bears prefer warmer forests. But sometimes they overlap, and have cubs together! What the—? Tianying Lan from the University of Buffalo and team investigated.
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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
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Diets? Spill the IMMUNI-tea! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many diets are used as treatments, therapies, magical wishes – there’re so many trends! But how does the immune system respond? Verena Link and team at N-I-H Bethesda researched how vegan and ketogenic diets affect
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Snip snip – good as new! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Changes, or mutations in genes are the causes of many diseases. But what if we could use “genetic scissors” to correct a gene that was causing trouble? Hilary Longhurst and team from the
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Could pregnancy be a walk in the park if it were… virtual?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pregnancy is stressful—getting out in nature can ease that—but who has the time? What if technology could take you there, VIRTUALLY? Will SEEING green have the same
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When talking to animals, don’t get HORSE! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. It seems some people can communicate with animals. But what are our furry friends really responding to? Enter Anne-Laure Maigrot and colleagues from E-T-H Zurich. They had domesticated and wild pigs and
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