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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 31-Oct-2025 23:11 ET (1-Nov-2025 03:11 GMT/UTC)

24-Oct-2025

Cockroach infestation linked to home allergen, endotoxin levels

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Eliminating cockroaches via pest control leads to declines in home allergen and endotoxin levels.

Journal

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global

Funder

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Agriculture

24-Oct-2025

Mitochondria and lysosomes reprogram immune cells that dampen inflammation

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Find how signaling between two metabolic organelles communicate to activate and deactivate regulatory T cells, with implications for immune-related disease.

Journal

Science Immunology

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

24-Oct-2025

Molecular snapshots reveal how the body knows it’s too hot

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Northwestern University researchers have captured a detailed look at one of the body’s major heat sensors, revealing how it turns on when temperatures rise. They found the part of the sensor inside the cell is important for detecting and responding to heat. Sensor also is linked to chronic pain and epilepsy, opening the door to new treatments.

Journal

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts

24-Oct-2025

Making yeast more efficient 'cell factories' for producing valuable plant compounds

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have discovered a way to make yeast cells more efficient “factories” for sustainably producing valuable plant compounds, which could be used to help plants defend against disease, repel pests, attract pollinators, and withstand environmental stresses such as drought and heat.

Journal

Science Advances

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health

24-Oct-2025

Child welfare system involvement may improve diagnosis of developmental delays

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Infants and toddlers in Pennsylvania who are involved with child welfare services are more likely to have developmental delays identified early, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State Child Health Research Center.  

Journal

JAMA Health Forum

Funder

NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development