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A new study demonstrates that oil drifting in the ocean after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill photooxidized into persistent compounds within hours to days, instead of over long periods of time as was previously thought.

A recent study provides direct evidence that tidally-driven groundwater inundation of wastewater infrastructure is occurring and that higher ocean water levels are leading to wastewater entering storm drains and the coastal ocean—creating negative impacts to coastal water quality and ecological health.

A new model of aging takes into account not only genetics and environmental exposures but also the tiny changes that randomly arise at the cellular level.

A research group has developed an algorithm to minimize or maximize the affinity of a given solute to the surface. The findings of the research show that computational methods can contribute in significant ways to next-generation membrane systems for sustainable water treatment.

In asthma, the airways become hyperresponsive to stimuli, making breathing difficult. Researchers have found a new mechanism involving the release of serotonin from mast cells that contributes to, and explains, airway hyperresponsiveness.

Researchers have identified genes responsible for hematopoietic stem cell regeneration via the assembly of the ribosome. Their findings highlight the importance of proper ribosome assembly in stem cell regeneration and identify possible targets for future therapies for ribosomopathies.

A new study suggests that cancer cells can dodge chemotherapy by entering a state that bears similarity to certain kinds of senescence, shielding them from aggressive treatments designed to destroy them.

Researchers have determined what happens at a cellular level as the lung alveolus forms and allows newborns to breathe air. Understanding this process could help to develop therapies and potentially regenerate this critical tissue in the event of injury.

Scientists have identified a new function of an RNA editing protein, ADAR1, discovering that one form of the protein is required for continued proliferation of cancer cells. These findings reveal an additional oncogenic function of ADAR1 and reaffirm its potential as a therapeutic target in cancer.

Researchers have discovered a signaling molecule, produced by Schwann cells, that can halt the uncontrolled growth of tumors in malignant and benign neuroblastomas.