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24-Sep-2026

Contaminated soil poses hidden lead threat inside homes

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Lead contamination in soil tracked inside homes can cause dangerous indoor lead dust levels even in residences with no interior lead-based paint, according to researchers with the Rutgers Environmental, Occupational and Health Sciences Institute in collaboration with community scientists: members of the general public who participate in data collection under the direction of scientists.

Journal: Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

24-Sep-2026

Using nanoparticles to target fibrosis in cancer and other diseases

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

How reseachers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are using nanoparticles to target fibrosis in cancer and other diseases

Journal: Science
Funder: National Institute on Aging

24-Sep-2026

Engineers connect health wearables and implants using the body as the network

Georgia Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Inspired by the ionic signaling of our nervous system, researchers built sensors and therapeutic devices that can communicate and coordinate with each other through tissue.

Journal: Science

24-Sep-2026

Stowers scientists uncover a hidden blueprint in aphids, providing a way to predict what AI couldn't solve alone

Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Thousands of rapidly evolving aphid proteins initially resisted both conventional sequence comparisons and AlphaFold2. By sequencing closely related aphid species and supplying the missing evolutionary context, researchers uncovered a shared structural blueprint across approximately 2,400 proteins and established a method that may help scientists study other fast-evolving proteins involved in immunity, host-parasite interactions, and agriculture.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stowers Institute for Medical Research

24-Sep-2026

Older Americans are taking more medications, with 1 in 5 at risk for a major drug interaction

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Older Americans are increasingly taking multiple prescription medications and dietary supplements. Although the prevalence of potentially major drug-drug interactions has declined slightly, more than 1 in 5 older adults are potentially at risk, according to a new USC-led study.

Journal: JAMA