Floods, deforestation, fires, typhoons and extreme heat. The photographs depicting these climate and biodiversity catastrophes are not fake or AI-generated. But despite every challenge thrown in our faces, hope and strength prevail. The people’s resilience...

1. Introduction Pulmonary hypertension (PAH) is a heterogeneous group of diseases associated with increased pulmonary pressure, characterized by a progressive rise in the pulmonary vascular load with remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature. Consequently, it...

An NIEHS-led study suggests that the majority of North Carolinians have some level of immunity against SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The study, which was conducted in a subset of the...

1. Introduction Global change includes increased temperatures and prolonged droughts, which create the ideal conditions for increasing the likelihood of spreading extreme forest fires [1]. Forests present microclimates that strongly contrast with the climate...

Tanae Lewis, a 2021-2022 NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) trainee, recently made history after being named a 2022 Astronaut Scholar ― one of just 68 across the nation. The Astronaut Scholarship was created to ensure...

1. Introduction In the industrial sector, IoT devices continuously collect production data and upload it to the cloud for model training. However, storing data in the cloud incurs significant transmission overhead and raises concerns...

Carlin is a program administrator with the Superfund Research Program. Her current research interests include chemical mixtures, combined exposures, metals, asbestos, and xenobiotic metabolism. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS) Current breast cancer...

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessReview by Velimir Altabas Velimir Altabas 1,2 and Tomislav Bulum Tomislav Bulum 2,3,* 1 Department of...

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, NIEHS hosted a lecture by University of Central Florida (UCF) sociologist Fernando Rivera, Ph.D., titled “The Intersection Between Biography and Research: My Academic Journey.” He discussed how personal...

2.1. Effects of Brassinosteroids on Photosynthetic Pigments Under Salt Stress in C. sinensis To evaluate the impact of 0.2 mg/L BR on levels of photosynthetic pigments, specifically chlorophyll and carotenoids, under salt stress, this...