- 709
- Episodes
- 158
- Transcribed
- 77
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About The Loh Down on Science
The Loh Down on Science is the fun way to get your daily dose of science -- in less than two minutes! Writer/performer and Caltech alumna Sandra Tsing Loh explains the world of science with a dash of humor. It's a program for those who love science as well as for those who avoid it!
- Publisher
- LAist
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
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12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Thymus Time
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Thymus Time
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The thymus is an organ that produces immune cells during childhood, but it is largely unimportant in adulthood. Or so we thought. Enter Simon Burnatz and team from Mass General Brigham. They wanted to see how thymic health is associated with longevity and disease risk. To do this, they used machine learning to quantify thymic health from x-ray images. They applied this to images from over 25,000 adults followed for over a decade. Results, adults with a healthier thymus had longer lifespans. It's health boosted by exercise, sleep, good dieting. So don't discount the thymus. […]
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