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Scientists sent hurricane-level floods into a Maryland forest to find out what extreme weather and sea-level rise mean for coastal woodlands Kristen Goodhue PNNL Earth scientist Peter Regier (left) ...

Researchers in the U.S. have found that exposure to low oxygen levels — known as hypoxia — early in life can cause pulmonary hypertension (PH) by permanently altering lung blood vessel development.

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