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  • Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says
    on October 28, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    At the height of the Los Angeles fires in 2025, millions of residents were exposed in a 24-hour period to toxic lead levels from smoke that were 80 times higher than the typical background level, according to a new study.

  • Mutated immune cells raise red flags in lupus
    on October 28, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and the University of Washington (UW) have discovered that patients with lupus have unusual mutations that may turn their bodies into battlegrounds.

  • Smarter CAR-T cells could beat a deadly pediatric brain cancer
    on October 28, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    Scientists at UC San Francisco have engineered CAR-T cells that stay dormant until they reach the brain, where they switch on and destroy tumor cells. In mice, these CAR-T cells were able to clear diffuse midline glioma (DMG), a lethal form of childhood brain cancer that integrates into healthy tissue. The cells also had staying power. When scientists introduced another round of cancer several weeks later, the cells were still able to fight.

  • CDC names the 4 most dangerous superbugs in the US
    on October 28, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    Superbugs cause an estimated 9.7 million infections and 50,800 deaths in the United States each year.

  • Large-scale genetic study on Alzheimer’s identifies new DNA risks
    on October 28, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    A large-scale international study offers new insights for understanding Alzheimer’s disease and developing future treatments. The University of Exeter–led PROTECT study was part of the research, led by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and published in Nature, which sheds clearer light on the role of immune cells within the brain, as well as several specific neuronal cell types.